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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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MAY 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
While most of the world has been holding its breath during the last several months in response to the global pandemic, t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a $1.7 trillion problem in the United States — a value almost 10% of the nation’s gross domestic ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2020Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2020Immunology
Scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes type 1 diabetes, although genetics and environmental factors are presum ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Immunology
Researchers from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech have reported preliminary results of a study into the development of a va ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought to cause symptoms that primarily affect the respiratory system, there has been evidence that the virus can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2020Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives in mosquitoes around Lake Victoria, and appears to block malaria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a future where we could “see” inside the human brain at stunning high resolution, detecting the earl ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 05, 2020Immunology
A new hero in the fight against COVID-19 has emerged: 4-year-old Winter, a llama that currently resides in the Belgian c ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 03, 2020Microbiology
Lyme disease is a confounding illness that can be difficult to diagnose, and can cause a wide range of serious health pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2020Chemistry & Physics
As the fight to contain coronavirus infection continues, many essential service providers such as healthcare, power, and ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Anywhere from 25 to 80% of the world's population is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Microbiology
The pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now infected nearly 3 million people, and killed over 200,000.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a breakthrough in our understanding of HIV infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Technology
Bioelectronics devices can improve the quality of life for individuals with complex diseases as well as overall human he ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work may help explain why the virus is so easy to transmit.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2020Microbiology
Sustained, intense efforts to vaccinate were getting the world very close to eradicating polio, but the vaccine itself o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2020Cancer
One of the more unique aspects of the human body is the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that protects the central nervous syst ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 25, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from Queen Mary University in London have discovered a specific autoimmune protein that may cause OCD-relate ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 24, 2020Microbiology
The incidence of syphilis has been rising for the past two decades, and over 115,000 new cases were diagnosed in the US ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While most of the world has been holding its breath during the last several months in response to the global pandemic, t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a $1.7 trillion problem in the United States — a value almost 10% of the nation’s gross domestic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2020
Immunology
Scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes type 1 diabetes, although genetics and environmental factors are presum
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many species of Campylobacter bacteria are infectious and can cause a disease called campylobacteriosis in animals and p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech have reported preliminary results of a study into the development of a va
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought to cause symptoms that primarily affect the respiratory system, there has been evidence that the virus can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives in mosquitoes around Lake Victoria, and appears to block malaria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a future where we could “see” inside the human brain at stunning high resolution, detecting the earl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 05, 2020
Immunology
A new hero in the fight against COVID-19 has emerged: 4-year-old Winter, a llama that currently resides in the Belgian c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 03, 2020
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a confounding illness that can be difficult to diagnose, and can cause a wide range of serious health pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
As the fight to contain coronavirus infection continues, many essential service providers such as healthcare, power, and
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Anywhere from 25 to 80% of the world's population is infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Microbiology
The pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now infected nearly 3 million people, and killed over 200,000.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a breakthrough in our understanding of HIV infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Technology
Bioelectronics devices can improve the quality of life for individuals with complex diseases as well as overall human he
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work may help explain why the virus is so easy to transmit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Microbiology
Sustained, intense efforts to vaccinate were getting the world very close to eradicating polio, but the vaccine itself o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2020
Cancer
One of the more unique aspects of the human body is the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that protects the central nervous syst
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 25, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Queen Mary University in London have discovered a specific autoimmune protein that may cause OCD-relate
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 24, 2020
Microbiology
The incidence of syphilis has been rising for the past two decades, and over 115,000 new cases were diagnosed in the US
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch