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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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MAR 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with type 1 diabetes who take blood pressure medication verapamil require less insulin on a daily basis. The ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 02, 2022Immunology
Research has revealed that nearly the entire human body has been colonized by microbes. While studies have shown just ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with cardiovascular disease have significant disruptions in their gut microbiomes, says a new study by an inter ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 20, 2022Microbiology
Microbes in the gut have been shown to have a powerful influence on many aspects of our biology and well being. Scientis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2022Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2022Cardiology
The heart is made up of valves that open and close with blood flow as the heart muscle relaxes and contracts. Valvular h ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioFEB 15, 2022Microbiology
Many different research studies from groups all over the world have now provided indisputable evidence of the importance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 14, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondrion is a crucial organelle, and this little cellular powerhouse is unique in many ways. Thought to have or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2022Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2022Immunology
We live in harmony with around 200 trillion microorganisms that make up the human microbiome. These friendly microbes he ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
The human skull is about a quarter of an inch of solid bone, perfectly suited to perform its role as the protecto ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to see things in living tissues has always been challenging for researchers. When scientists are studying ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2022Technology
The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2022Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept ...Written By: Alexandria BassFEB 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizFEB 03, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have been trying to determine what causes autism spectrum disorder for many years. Those efforts have reveal ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with type 1 diabetes who take blood pressure medication verapamil require less insulin on a daily basis. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 02, 2022
Immunology
Research has revealed that nearly the entire human body has been colonized by microbes. While studies have shown just ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with cardiovascular disease have significant disruptions in their gut microbiomes, says a new study by an inter
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two people have been cured of HIV, and now, a US woman joins them. In this third case, stem cell transplants were being
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ivermectin has been a drug of controversy in the COVID-19 treatment debate. Last year, it got a bad rap from the mainstr
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 20, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes in the gut have been shown to have a powerful influence on many aspects of our biology and well being. Scientis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2022
Technology
The use of synthetic models replicating parts of the human body (often called “organoids”), has emerged in r
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2022
Cardiology
The heart is made up of valves that open and close with blood flow as the heart muscle relaxes and contracts. Valvular h
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
FEB 15, 2022
Microbiology
Many different research studies from groups all over the world have now provided indisputable evidence of the importance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and caused a global pandemic, has infected over 406 millionpeople worldw
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 14, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondrion is a crucial organelle, and this little cellular powerhouse is unique in many ways. Thought to have or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2022
Microbiology
Recent studies have shown that an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection can be a precursor to multiple sclerosis; large, po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Microbiology
Ebola virus has caused several major outbreaks in recent decades. Its high death rate and disturbing symptoms have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2022
Immunology
We live in harmony with around 200 trillion microorganisms that make up the human microbiome. These friendly microbes he
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human skull is about a quarter of an inch of solid bone, perfectly suited to perform its role as the protecto
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Viral experts are still unsure where and how the Omicron variant originated, but one thing is clear: it has overt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to see things in living tissues has always been challenging for researchers. When scientists are studying ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2022
Technology
The immune system is one of the most complex aspects of human biology. In addition to protecting our body from bacterial
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2022
Health & Medicine
Stealth Omicron, also known as the BA.2 subvariant, is considered sibling to Omicron's BA.1 variant that swept
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
FEB 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
FEB 03, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have been trying to determine what causes autism spectrum disorder for many years. Those efforts have reveal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch