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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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JUN 21, 2021Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals (after humans) and they transmit malaria, which kills about 400,000 people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2021Cardiology
It's estimated that 450,000 Americans die from sudden heart conditions, and in about one in ten cases, the cause is unex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Metabolism, an international team of researchers has suggested that COVID-19 has caused diabetes in so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2021Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have revealed the secret of a traditional Vietnamese snack made of raw pork. This work may help scientists i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Cardiology
It's thought that in the United States, there is a heart attack once every 40 seconds, or that each year, about 80,0 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed miniaturized 3-dimensional bone marrow models that could help physicians to predict whi ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that inflammation is closely connected to cognitive decline, and neuroinflammation plays a role role in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2021Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found that adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are over 3 times more likely to have an isch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A new digital platform, developed by researchers at the University at Buffalo, is answering the question: what’s o ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The hippocampus is a region of the brain thought to play a role in many different neurological and psychiatric disorders ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2021Technology
How often do you watch T.V. each week? Each day? It turns out, the amount of T.V. you watch as a middle-aged adult could ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 26, 2021Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For most of us, a whiff of pepper or tickle in the nose will trigger a sneeze. The action can rapidly expel whatever mig
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals (after humans) and they transmit malaria, which kills about 400,000 people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Cardiology
It's estimated that 450,000 Americans die from sudden heart conditions, and in about one in ten cases, the cause is unex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Metabolism, an international team of researchers has suggested that COVID-19 has caused diabetes in so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Since researchers were able to use genetic technologies to reveal how important the gut microbiome is to human health, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have revealed the secret of a traditional Vietnamese snack made of raw pork. This work may help scientists i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that there is a link between blows to the head and neurodegeneration. Repeated head trauma is associa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Health & Medicine
A Taiwanese study looked at the incidence of breast cancer in areas of Taiwan with varying levels of air pollutants. Air
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 are at heightened risk of having vision problems because they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Cardiology
It's thought that in the United States, there is a heart attack once every 40 seconds, or that each year, about 80,0
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder is complex; it presents differently in different patients and may be influenced by many factors
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed miniaturized 3-dimensional bone marrow models that could help physicians to predict whi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that inflammation is closely connected to cognitive decline, and neuroinflammation plays a role role in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2021
Microbiology
The brain is sometimes called grey matter, which is made up of neurons. But it also contains white matter, which are neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found that adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are over 3 times more likely to have an isch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new digital platform, developed by researchers at the University at Buffalo, is answering the question: what’s o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The hippocampus is a region of the brain thought to play a role in many different neurological and psychiatric disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2021
Technology
How often do you watch T.V. each week? Each day? It turns out, the amount of T.V. you watch as a middle-aged adult could
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 26, 2021
Microbiology
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been little doubt that the virus emerged somewhere in or around Wuha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch