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Inhalation
Inhalation: is the action of inhaling or breathing in. In terms of medicine, it is the inhaling of medicines or anesthetics in the form of a gas or vapor.
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DEC 06, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 18, 2016Videos
So what's the difference between venom and poison? Turns out that the distinction is purely in the method of delivery; p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur ...SEP 12, 2016Neuroscience
Air pollution in highly industrialized urban areas has been implicated in diseases like cancer and respiratory illnesses ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U ...JUL 01, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 26, 2016Health & Medicine
Picture this scene. It is a blistering hot late-July day, so hot that even the shade seems to melt away. Pink-skinned ch ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2016Videos
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets limits for exposure to certain substances in the work place. One ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2016Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 16, 2016Cardiology
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a disease without a cure that a thousand new Americans every year, requires numer ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Health & Medicine
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Melioidosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection, and it’s more widespread than many thought. Melioidosis i ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 26, 2015Immunology
Plants get infected with viruses just like what we do. Scientists recently discovered that a virus that infects the cowp ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 15, 2015Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 10, 2015Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 27, 2015Infographics
What is the Flu? Flu is a viral respiratory infection passed from person to person. Seasonal flu is a contagious respira ...JUN 30, 2015Videos
It's that time of year. It stays light longer, we want to linger in the yard and stay out until the stars come on. Excep ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 27, 2015Health & Medicine
The mass adoption of a fad known as E-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) has been raining down on the smoker's populatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2015Plants & Animals
The massive oil leak in the spring of 2010 devastated coastlines along the Gulf of Mexico and its effects will likely co ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Smokers with a specific genetic variation are more likely to keep smoking longer than those who don't have the gene vari ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bet ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Earth & The Environment
Lake Kivu, on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is being transformed from a ticking ti ...Written By: Andrew J. Dunlop
DEC 06, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 18, 2016
Videos
So what's the difference between venom and poison? Turns out that the distinction is purely in the method of delivery; p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tests that aim to diagnose asthma in young children can often be highly stressful to both the child and the parents. Fur
...
SEP 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Air pollution in highly industrialized urban areas has been implicated in diseases like cancer and respiratory illnesses
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems unlikely that being a musician could come with any big health risks. However, for one bagpiper from the U
...
JUL 01, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
Picture this scene. It is a blistering hot late-July day, so hot that even the shade seems to melt away. Pink-skinned ch
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2016
Videos
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sets limits for exposure to certain substances in the work place. One
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 16, 2016
Cardiology
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a disease without a cure that a thousand new Americans every year, requires numer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Health & Medicine
.body_content a{color: #175CA9;} .body_content a:hover{color: #1A4E75;text-decoration: underline;} .body_content{text-al
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 12, 2016
Microbiology
Melioidosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection, and it’s more widespread than many thought. Melioidosis i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 26, 2015
Immunology
Plants get infected with viruses just like what we do. Scientists recently discovered that a virus that infects the cowp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2015
Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 10, 2015
Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 27, 2015
Infographics
What is the Flu? Flu is a viral respiratory infection passed from person to person. Seasonal flu is a contagious respira
...
JUN 30, 2015
Videos
It's that time of year. It stays light longer, we want to linger in the yard and stay out until the stars come on. Excep
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2015
Health & Medicine
The mass adoption of a fad known as E-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) has been raining down on the smoker's populatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
The massive oil leak in the spring of 2010 devastated coastlines along the Gulf of Mexico and its effects will likely co
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 24, 2015
Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Smokers with a specific genetic variation are more likely to keep smoking longer than those who don't have the gene vari
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have for the first time used DNA sequencing to trace the fatal spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis bet
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Lake Kivu, on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is being transformed from a ticking ti
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop