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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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SEP 16, 2020Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
How Can Genetic Data Make Informed Decisions About Drug Development? Scientists at the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MR ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2020Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 15, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia highlights the post-operative benefits of soy in treatment ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 15, 2020Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Microbiology
While only about 25 of 900 species of tick spread disease, ticks are responsible for an estimated 95 percent of vector-b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of innovators from Stanford University has invented the Onchoscope: a low-cost, customizable microscope fo ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2020Microbiology
It's been estimated that fungal infections cause more than one million deaths worldwide, and many more are affected.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The 30-foot long human gastrointestinal tract consists of tissues and organs that work in concert to digest our food. Th ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 08, 2020Cardiology
Repairing the damage done by a heart attack has been of keen interest for decades. Some researchers think protecting the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many clinicians once thought that only celiac disease caused gluten intolerance. But some people without it report gastr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Immunology
Malaria is one of the biggest ongoing threats to global health — over 200 million were infected and almost half a ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 31, 2020Microbiology
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen that was initially reported in 2009. Its origins are unclear, but it has been found i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
How Can Genetic Data Make Informed Decisions About Drug Development? Scientists at the Integrative Epidemiology Unit (MR
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2020
Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 15, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia highlights the post-operative benefits of soy in treatment
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 15, 2020
Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Microbiology
While only about 25 of 900 species of tick spread disease, ticks are responsible for an estimated 95 percent of vector-b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of innovators from Stanford University has invented the Onchoscope: a low-cost, customizable microscope fo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2020
Microbiology
It's been estimated that fungal infections cause more than one million deaths worldwide, and many more are affected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The 30-foot long human gastrointestinal tract consists of tissues and organs that work in concert to digest our food. Th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 08, 2020
Cardiology
Repairing the damage done by a heart attack has been of keen interest for decades. Some researchers think protecting the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many clinicians once thought that only celiac disease caused gluten intolerance. But some people without it report gastr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Immunology
Malaria is one of the biggest ongoing threats to global health — over 200 million were infected and almost half a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2020
Microbiology
Candida auris is a fungal pathogen that was initially reported in 2009. Its origins are unclear, but it has been found i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch