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Human health and disease
Human health and disease refers to understanding what contributes to human health (the staste of mental, social, and physical being) and what factors may deter health (such as disease, infection, etc.)
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AUG 29, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 26, 2022Health & Medicine
The herpes simplex virus, or HSV1, is one of the most pervasive viruses among humans. A new study suggests the viru ...Written By: Mandy WoodsAUG 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2022Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2022Immunology
Researchers have used advanced sequencing techniques to analyze immune cells in great detail. This work has shown that o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in ACS Nano, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University have designed a new class of ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 21, 2022Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2022Plants & Animals
Diabetes is becoming an increasingly common condition. Over 30 million people have diabetes in the U.S, while only 20% o ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 16, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Terazosin, a drug currently approved to treat high blood pressure and enlarged prostate, may also be able to treat ALS. ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2022Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2022Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2022Technology
Corneal disease refers to a range of conditions that can cause significant damage to the cornea, the clear tissue layer ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 11, 2022Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2022Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in JAMA Neurology indicated that iron overload disorder (the gene mutation responsible for hereditary ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Errors in human genes can lead to many different types of diseases, and scientists have been searching for ways to corre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2022Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2022Immunology
The microbiome has a powerful influence on human well-being and disease. It might also be a useful way to approach disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2022Health & Medicine
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 02, 2022Immunology
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of infant hospitalization and a leading cause of death around the wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2022Cardiology
People who exercise for two to four times the recommended amount per week see major reductions in all-cause mortality.Written By: Savannah Logan
AUG 29, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Health & Medicine
West Nile virus, which is spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, arrived unexpectedly in the United
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
The herpes simplex virus, or HSV1, is one of the most pervasive viruses among humans. A new study suggests the viru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
AUG 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2022
Microbiology
With effort, we all can help counter the rise of bacterial pathogens that resist the effects of multiple antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have used advanced sequencing techniques to analyze immune cells in great detail. This work has shown that o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in ACS Nano, a team of researchers at Texas A&M University have designed a new class of
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 21, 2022
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2022
Plants & Animals
Diabetes is becoming an increasingly common condition. Over 30 million people have diabetes in the U.S, while only 20% o
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Terazosin, a drug currently approved to treat high blood pressure and enlarged prostate, may also be able to treat ALS.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2022
Technology
Corneal disease refers to a range of conditions that can cause significant damage to the cornea, the clear tissue layer
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2022
Health & Medicine
Zoonotic diseases, which can jump from one species to another, are not unusual. As the world's population rises and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in JAMA Neurology indicated that iron overload disorder (the gene mutation responsible for hereditary
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in human genes can lead to many different types of diseases, and scientists have been searching for ways to corre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2022
Immunology
The microbiome has a powerful influence on human well-being and disease. It might also be a useful way to approach disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
This year, 29 infants have been admitted to the Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with human p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 02, 2022
Immunology
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of infant hospitalization and a leading cause of death around the wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2022
Cardiology
People who exercise for two to four times the recommended amount per week see major reductions in all-cause mortality.
Written By:
Savannah Logan