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Medical Genetics
Medical Genetics: involves the application of genetics to medical care, including research on the causes and inheritance of genetic disorders, and their diagnosis and management.
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NOV 29, 2021Cancer
There are 20 different amino acids that the human body uses to generate proteins. Amino acids form chains called p ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 26, 2021Microbiology
On Thursday, November 2021, South African health officials announced that they had identified a new variant of the pande ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
False-positive COVID tests results—where the patient isn’t infected but receives a positive result—tri ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 21, 2021Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hox genes play a critical role in mapping the development of multicellular organisms. This group of genes is also expres ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Many viruses have genomes made of RNA. In human cells, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules act as intermediates; cellular mac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Health & Medicine
First, there was the Human Genome Project, a monumental, international effort to map the entire human genome down to its ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Red flags signal ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 15, 2021Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has now given hundreds of people a diagnosis for their disease. Many of them have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2021Microbiology
While many people are most familiar with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which is called SARS-CoV-2, there are man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Microbiology
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects many people; it's been estimated that by the time people are adults, about half of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2021Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Up until recently, cannabis-based treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have focused on CBD-enrichment and THC d ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Encouraging clinical evidence has recently sparked an emerging interest in the use of CBD-enriched medical cannabis as a ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 04, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is a critical part of human health. Research has shown that many types of bacteria may reside there. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Immunology
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported ear-related issues: ringing in the ear, hearing loss, and balanc ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2021Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2021
Cancer
There are 20 different amino acids that the human body uses to generate proteins. Amino acids form chains called p
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 26, 2021
Microbiology
On Thursday, November 2021, South African health officials announced that they had identified a new variant of the pande
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-positive COVID tests results—where the patient isn’t infected but receives a positive result—tri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 21, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hox genes play a critical role in mapping the development of multicellular organisms. This group of genes is also expres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many viruses have genomes made of RNA. In human cells, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules act as intermediates; cellular mac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
First, there was the Human Genome Project, a monumental, international effort to map the entire human genome down to its
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some of our best medications have come from nature. For years, researchers have been studying the properties of differen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Red flags signal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 15, 2021
Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have identified bacteria that have the potential to fight infections that affect the middle ear and can caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has now given hundreds of people a diagnosis for their disease. Many of them have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2021
Microbiology
While many people are most familiar with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which is called SARS-CoV-2, there are man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Microbiology
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects many people; it's been estimated that by the time people are adults, about half of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2021
Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Up until recently, cannabis-based treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have focused on CBD-enrichment and THC d
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Encouraging clinical evidence has recently sparked an emerging interest in the use of CBD-enriched medical cannabis as a
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 04, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is a critical part of human health. Research has shown that many types of bacteria may reside there.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Immunology
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported ear-related issues: ringing in the ear, hearing loss, and balanc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2021
Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch