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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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JUL 15, 2019Microbiology
When the microbiome fails to develop properly, it can impair a child's ability to thrive.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many potential reasons why skin might itch, but this annoying condition can significantly impact quality of li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Rece ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 09, 2019Microbiology
Using clinical samples, scientists identified differences in the microbial population in the guts of people with fibromy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
With a more precise version of CRISPR/Cas9, researchers altered a single, mutated copy of a gene, leaving the correct on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Damaged tissue, such as heart cells that have died during a heart attack, could be repaired with stem cells if they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2019Microbiology
Food allergies are a growing public health concern. New work may help pave the way for a therapeutic that reduces or sto ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2019Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In 2017, 1.8 million new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed around the world, and around 37 million people live with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 02, 2019Cancer
The large, complex molecules known as proteins perform many crucial functions in the human body. By carrying out diverse ...Written By: Julia TraversJUL 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2019Health & Medicine
Last Saturday, the County of San Diego Communications Office reported four pediatric cases of E. coli linked to contact ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Electron, correlated light, and ion microscopy were combined, and the action of a TB drug was observed. / Image credit: ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell are always building new proteins and recycling old ones. Scientists have learned more about how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder impacting the brain, can begin in the gut.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2019Neuroscience
According to a new study published in Nature Genetics, spontaneous mutations or "junk" DNA that occur between genes may ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUN 25, 2019Microbiology
Children that grow up on a farm that houses animals have half the risk of getting asthma as children that aren't around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A research study examining thousands of patient’s health records found an association between prescribed cholester ...Written By: Nouran Amin
JUL 15, 2019
Microbiology
When the microbiome fails to develop properly, it can impair a child's ability to thrive.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many potential reasons why skin might itch, but this annoying condition can significantly impact quality of li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Rece
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 09, 2019
Microbiology
Using clinical samples, scientists identified differences in the microbial population in the guts of people with fibromy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. Researchers have examined how fat stored in different parts of the body can have different impa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
With a more precise version of CRISPR/Cas9, researchers altered a single, mutated copy of a gene, leaving the correct on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Damaged tissue, such as heart cells that have died during a heart attack, could be repaired with stem cells if they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2019
Microbiology
Food allergies are a growing public health concern. New work may help pave the way for a therapeutic that reduces or sto
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In 2017, 1.8 million new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed around the world, and around 37 million people live with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 02, 2019
Cancer
The large, complex molecules known as proteins perform many crucial functions in the human body. By carrying out diverse
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUL 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
Last Saturday, the County of San Diego Communications Office reported four pediatric cases of E. coli linked to contact
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Electron, correlated light, and ion microscopy were combined, and the action of a TB drug was observed. / Image credit:
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Smoke can linger and leave residues on clothes, hair and furniture, creating what's called thirdhand smoke.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell are always building new proteins and recycling old ones. Scientists have learned more about how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder impacting the brain, can begin in the gut.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2019
Neuroscience
According to a new study published in Nature Genetics, spontaneous mutations or "junk" DNA that occur between genes may
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 25, 2019
Microbiology
Children that grow up on a farm that houses animals have half the risk of getting asthma as children that aren't around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A research study examining thousands of patient’s health records found an association between prescribed cholester
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin