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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 23, 2019Microbiology
We've come a long way in the five years since the ice bucket challenge drew attention to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry more or less the same genes, tiny differences in the sequences of those genes can have major ramifica ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2019Cardiology
The high-fat energy-dense diet we consume today is nothing like what humans ate for all of history before us. Luckily, w ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s been two weeks since the establishment of the United States was celebrated by the ritual lighting of colorful ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 17, 2019Health & Medicine
Sandal season brings with it the expectation of perfectly manicured feet. Humans go to extraordinary lengths to remove f ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Air pollution in China poses a health concern to many of the nation’s almost 1.4 billion people. Ozone pollution i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 16, 2019Health & Medicine
According to new research, a good diet and regular exercise don't just help you lose weight. Two studies presented a ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergJUL 16, 2019Cardiology
Today, as it is relatively new frontier within scientific research, the role of the microbiome is up for debate. As scie ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUL 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 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 Leitch
JUL 23, 2019
Microbiology
We've come a long way in the five years since the ice bucket challenge drew attention to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry more or less the same genes, tiny differences in the sequences of those genes can have major ramifica
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2019
Cardiology
The high-fat energy-dense diet we consume today is nothing like what humans ate for all of history before us. Luckily, w
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s been two weeks since the establishment of the United States was celebrated by the ritual lighting of colorful
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 17, 2019
Health & Medicine
Sandal season brings with it the expectation of perfectly manicured feet. Humans go to extraordinary lengths to remove f
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Air pollution in China poses a health concern to many of the nation’s almost 1.4 billion people. Ozone pollution i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
According to new research, a good diet and regular exercise don't just help you lose weight. Two studies presented a
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 16, 2019
Cardiology
Today, as it is relatively new frontier within scientific research, the role of the microbiome is up for debate. As scie
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has revolutionized biomedical research and has tremendous potential for use in the cli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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