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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 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
On average, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Is it purely a genetic tendency or are there environmental fact ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Changes in the genes we carry can have a big impact on our risk of getting certain diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaAUG 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, the CRISPR gene editing system has been refined and advanced.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2019Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Current methods for testing potential treatments for kidney disease do not take genetic variation into account for how t ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2019Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcificati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are challenges to working with nerve cells in the lab, which can create research bottlenecks in the study of neuro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Gallstones form in the gallbladder, and can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Clostridium difficile is the primary cause of infections that are acquired in hospital settings; it causes diarrhea and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It had been thought that there was not much of interest happening in the genes that code for tRNA; new work changes that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2019Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the ...Written By: Dena ArutaAUG 12, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2019Neuroscience
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have developed a tiny, flexible, wireless device that can control ne ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2019Microbiology
A standard research mouse genotype was preserved while generating a natural microbiome by using wild mice as surrogates.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
On average, there are 105 boys born for every 100 girls. Is it purely a genetic tendency or are there environmental fact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ticks can transmit a long list of diseases to humans and other animals, and more are emerging all the time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Changes in the genes we carry can have a big impact on our risk of getting certain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
A deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Ebola virus triggers hemorrhagic fever in humans and some monkeys. The
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
AUG 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, the CRISPR gene editing system has been refined and advanced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2019
Immunology
The opioid crisis results in 130 American deaths every day, and both prescribed and synthetic opioids are at the core of
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Current methods for testing potential treatments for kidney disease do not take genetic variation into account for how t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need sunlight, but it's very easy to get too much. Sunlight is the main source of the ultraviolet radiation we're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we age, calcium can build up in various tissues in the body, and cause them to harden in a process called calcificati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are challenges to working with nerve cells in the lab, which can create research bottlenecks in the study of neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gallstones form in the gallbladder, and can be as tiny as a grain of sand or as big as a golf ball.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Clostridium difficile is the primary cause of infections that are acquired in hospital settings; it causes diarrhea and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It had been thought that there was not much of interest happening in the genes that code for tRNA; new work changes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
AUG 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is most deadly when it metastasizes, which can happen after tumor-removal surgery. It's a serious challenge for m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2019
Neuroscience
A team of scientists in Korea and the United States have developed a tiny, flexible, wireless device that can control ne
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2019
Microbiology
A standard research mouse genotype was preserved while generating a natural microbiome by using wild mice as surrogates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been generating chimeric embryos for many years for research purposes, now they are trying human-monkey
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch