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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 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Rabies is a viral disease that can be transmitted from an infected animal to another animal or human. In the U ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizAUG 10, 2021Microbiology
The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is a pathogen that can live in water and soil, usually in tropical parts of nort ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Microbiology
About one-third of Gulf war veterans have chronic and unexplained medical issues that include gastrointestinal disorders ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 09, 2021Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Although the human genome has basically the same genes from one person to the next, there is a huge amount of variation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2021Microbiology
Researchers recently discovered bacteria that fed on the element manganese. Scientists also know that some bacterial pat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBM), a form of low-dose light therapy, can speed up recovery from burns and reduce inflamma ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 08, 2021Cardiology
The link between heart disease and stress is well known, but researchers still have a lot to learn about that associatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are many small changes in the sequences of those genes, and small variat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Both processed and prepared foods often contain high levels of sugar. It's thought that the average American eats almost ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2021Health & Medicine
COVID-19 infections have given rise to COVID long haulers, people who had COVID and continue to have symptoms months aft ...Written By: Alexandria BassAUG 03, 2021Neuroscience
Scientists trace the time duration of postmortem cell activity and gene expression in brain tissue to facilitate researc ...AUG 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia or snail fever, is a disease ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizAUG 02, 2021Microbiology
What's the secret of people that live a long life? The answer may be complex but for some, it could include the microbio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2021Technology
Exoskeletons promise mobility and enhance strength, but a new study shows they can be debilitating for the brainJUL 30, 2021Cardiology
Researchers wanted to know more about how long it would take for breastfeeding to have a positive impact.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some gene variants might be protecting people from the negative health effects of obesity.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Lab tests in 2020 found that the widely available drug ivermectin had a weak effect on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and that unf ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 27, 2021Health & Medicine
It is well known that allergies and asthma have been on the rise in developed nations where childhood mass vaccinations ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUL 27, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have examined the associations between cardiovascular problems before a pregnancy and complications during la ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished continuously throughout our lives, and the genome in the nucleus of those cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2021Health & Medicine
New research found that an warmer temperatures lead to an increase in heat stress in humans, which is especially harmful ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Rabies is a viral disease that can be transmitted from an infected animal to another animal or human. In the U
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
AUG 10, 2021
Microbiology
The bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei is a pathogen that can live in water and soil, usually in tropical parts of nort
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Microbiology
About one-third of Gulf war veterans have chronic and unexplained medical issues that include gastrointestinal disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 09, 2021
Microbiology
Wildlife management officials check wild populations for pathogenic disease like chronic wasting disease. So researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Although the human genome has basically the same genes from one person to the next, there is a huge amount of variation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers recently discovered bacteria that fed on the element manganese. Scientists also know that some bacterial pat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Photobiomodulation therapy (PBM), a form of low-dose light therapy, can speed up recovery from burns and reduce inflamma
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 08, 2021
Cardiology
The link between heart disease and stress is well known, but researchers still have a lot to learn about that associatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While people carry mostly the same genes, there are many small changes in the sequences of those genes, and small variat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Both processed and prepared foods often contain high levels of sugar. It's thought that the average American eats almost
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
COVID-19 infections have given rise to COVID long haulers, people who had COVID and continue to have symptoms months aft
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
AUG 03, 2021
Neuroscience
Scientists trace the time duration of postmortem cell activity and gene expression in brain tissue to facilitate researc
...
AUG 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia or snail fever, is a disease
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
AUG 02, 2021
Microbiology
What's the secret of people that live a long life? The answer may be complex but for some, it could include the microbio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2021
Technology
Exoskeletons promise mobility and enhance strength, but a new study shows they can be debilitating for the brain
JUL 30, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers wanted to know more about how long it would take for breastfeeding to have a positive impact.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some gene variants might be protecting people from the negative health effects of obesity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Lab tests in 2020 found that the widely available drug ivermectin had a weak effect on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and that unf
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 27, 2021
Health & Medicine
It is well known that allergies and asthma have been on the rise in developed nations where childhood mass vaccinations
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUL 27, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have examined the associations between cardiovascular problems before a pregnancy and complications during la
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished continuously throughout our lives, and the genome in the nucleus of those cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research found that an warmer temperatures lead to an increase in heat stress in humans, which is especially harmful
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microplastics are being found throughout our world; they're in the oceans, in soil, and in our bodies, among other place
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch