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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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APR 22, 2020Cardiology
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), “heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, an ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 21, 2020Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 21, 2020Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have successfully completed the first-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine against MERS (Middle East Respir ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 19, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are increasingly used to treat chronic pain from arthritis. As its non psychoactive ingredient, cannab ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 17, 2020Cancer
New research published in the journal Science Advances attempts to model the risk of cancer that astronauts will incur f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Whole genome sequencing on schizophrenia patients reveals variations that affect genomic architecture are more common in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2020Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2020Microbiology
Some have looked economic data and suggested that social distancing has gone too far, but a study shows it's saving us f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2020Plants & Animals
Bats are some of the most infamous carriers of zoonotic viruses, which are viruses capable of spreading between both ani ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Studies in mice and humans have shown that the negative health effects of pollution are accompanied by changes in gene e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The spinal column develops from a row of structures called somites, which bud off sequentially in a process called somit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As humans evolved, they began to walk upright, which has helped propel our species forward, literally and figuratively.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Microbiology
New research has connected the composition of the community of microbes that populates the vagina with premature birth.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2020Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
"Currently we do not have sufficient methods for predicting which generally healthy individuals will develop diabet ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 07, 2020Immunology
Excessive salt intake is associated with health consequences for more than just cardiovascular status; the immune system ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases including bone disorders and heart disease.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2020
Cardiology
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), “heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, an
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 21, 2020
Immunology
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the accumulation of “tau tangles”. Tau is a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have successfully completed the first-in-human clinical trial for a vaccine against MERS (Middle East Respir
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 19, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
After an assessment of blood samples collected in Brazil between 2013 and 2016, scientists have found two new species of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis products are increasingly used to treat chronic pain from arthritis. As its non psychoactive ingredient, cannab
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 17, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the journal Science Advances attempts to model the risk of cancer that astronauts will incur f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Whole genome sequencing on schizophrenia patients reveals variations that affect genomic architecture are more common in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2020
Microbiology
Some have looked economic data and suggested that social distancing has gone too far, but a study shows it's saving us f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2020
Plants & Animals
Bats are some of the most infamous carriers of zoonotic viruses, which are viruses capable of spreading between both ani
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Studies in mice and humans have shown that the negative health effects of pollution are accompanied by changes in gene e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The spinal column develops from a row of structures called somites, which bud off sequentially in a process called somit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As humans evolved, they began to walk upright, which has helped propel our species forward, literally and figuratively.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Microbiology
New research has connected the composition of the community of microbes that populates the vagina with premature birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Current MS treatments must be applied early on in the disease to be effective, and do not reverse the damage that's alre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2020
Microbiology
Yesterday, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it will begin human trials on a potential vaccine for COVID-19.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
"Currently we do not have sufficient methods for predicting which generally healthy individuals will develop diabet
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 07, 2020
Immunology
Excessive salt intake is associated with health consequences for more than just cardiovascular status; the immune system
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Vitamin D deficiencies have been linked to a variety of chronic diseases including bone disorders and heart disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch