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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 22, 2018Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Microbiology
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 21, 2018Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 17, 2018Microbiology
Along with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières, WHO is springing into action to try to stop the spread of the virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2018Neuroscience
The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 16, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Malaria is a lethal disease caused by a parasitic infection. However, some people carry the malaria parasite without eve ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 14, 2018Microbiology
Our body usually acts to kill invading microbes. So researchers wanted to know how the gut microbe gets around those def ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
As more states move away from prohibition of cannabis more questions are being asked about the effects cannabis has on t ...Written By: Melissa MooreMAY 09, 2018Microbiology
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria; scientists have found that the same phage can have a markedly different effect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2018Neuroscience
Despite thousands of research studies and millions of dollars dedicated to clinical trials, a drug to treat Alzheimer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning more about the microbes that we carry in and on our bodies, and how they impact our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2018Cardiology
The dietary cholesterol in eggs does not increase a person’s risk of heart disease, even if that person is already ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 05, 2018Cardiology
For people with blood pressure, cholesterol, and age associated with a low to intermediate level of risk for heart disea ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 02, 2018Immunology
The measles virus was caught leaving infected cells by the scientific paparazzi, that is, experts from Emory Health Scie ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 02, 2018Neuroscience
It's been established by several research studies that playing American football can cause head trauma and lead to d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 30, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
How can small community and rural hospitals create antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the danger of antibiotic re ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool was made from an immune defense system used by bacteria. Scientists have found it has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2018Cardiology
We’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for us in reasonable amounts, but two unique studies from the Loma Linda U ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Microbiology
New research has found when triclosan is used with another FDA-approved drug, it can help fight deadly illness.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 17, 2018
Microbiology
Along with partners like Médecins Sans Frontières, WHO is springing into action to try to stop the spread of the virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Neuroscience
The study of memory in humans and how the brain converts information to short-term and long-term memories is a frequent
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 16, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Malaria is a lethal disease caused by a parasitic infection. However, some people carry the malaria parasite without eve
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Treating the common cold has never been simple and finding effective options has baffled scientists for centuries. The c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 14, 2018
Microbiology
Our body usually acts to kill invading microbes. So researchers wanted to know how the gut microbe gets around those def
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
As more states move away from prohibition of cannabis more questions are being asked about the effects cannabis has on t
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
MAY 09, 2018
Microbiology
Phages are viruses that infect bacteria; scientists have found that the same phage can have a markedly different effect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Despite thousands of research studies and millions of dollars dedicated to clinical trials, a drug to treat Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are learning more about the microbes that we carry in and on our bodies, and how they impact our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Cardiology
The dietary cholesterol in eggs does not increase a person’s risk of heart disease, even if that person is already
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 05, 2018
Cardiology
For people with blood pressure, cholesterol, and age associated with a low to intermediate level of risk for heart disea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 02, 2018
Immunology
The measles virus was caught leaving infected cells by the scientific paparazzi, that is, experts from Emory Health Scie
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 02, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been established by several research studies that playing American football can cause head trauma and lead to d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 30, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
How can small community and rural hospitals create antibiotic stewardship programs to reduce the danger of antibiotic re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool was made from an immune defense system used by bacteria. Scientists have found it has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2018
Cardiology
We’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for us in reasonable amounts, but two unique studies from the Loma Linda U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker