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Preventative Medicine
Preventive Medicine: Preventive healthcare (alternately preventive medicine or prophylaxis) consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment. Just as health encompasses a variety of physical and mental states, so do disease and disability, which are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices. Health, disease, and disability are dynamic processes which begin before individuals realize they are affected. Disease prevention relies on anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primal, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
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MAY 15, 2022Health & Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine reached a medical milestone this year when it transplanted a genetically-e ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 15, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 9 to 10 million people globally, occurs when the immune system incorrectly identifi ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 15, 2022Immunology
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Heart complications are often observed in severe or fatal cases of Influenza. These problems can include electrical malf ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 12, 2022Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 08, 2022Technology
A cytokine storm is a severe immune system reaction where the body is flooded with cells and molecules (called cytokines ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 08, 2022Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2022Immunology
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects most people; it's thought that when we're young, about 90 percent of us acq ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 04, 2022Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 03, 2022Plants & Animals
Climate change has been a burning topic in recent years. Numerous United Nation reports highlight the dangers of climate ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 02, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
There is currently no vaccine available to prevent Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness prevalent across the United States ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 02, 2022Immunology
For many years, researchers have stressed the need to add diverse populations to genetic studies, which have often cente ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're active and doing exercise, we can build muscle as well as supply muscle cells with oxygen, maintaining their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2022Neuroscience
Men and women who experience abuse during childhood are more likely to develop high cholesterol as adults. The correspon ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 28, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have identified a molecule in blood that could help identify people at risk of developing dementia even befo ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 28, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A molecule produced when on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets suppresses the growth of colorectal tumors in the lab. The ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 27, 2022Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2022Microbiology
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2022Cancer
Substantial evidence supports the association between exercise and reduced risk of colon cancer. Physical act ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 24, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies by different reseaech groups have now confirmed that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2022Immunology
Our immune system plays a vital role in our bodies, as it is literally responsible for keeping us healthy and free of ha ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 21, 2022Health & Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers recently discovered that inhibiting a key signaling pathway in brain cells can lessen ...Written By: Kerry Charron
MAY 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine reached a medical milestone this year when it transplanted a genetically-e
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 9 to 10 million people globally, occurs when the immune system incorrectly identifi
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 15, 2022
Immunology
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Heart complications are often observed in severe or fatal cases of Influenza. These problems can include electrical malf
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 12, 2022
Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 08, 2022
Technology
A cytokine storm is a severe immune system reaction where the body is flooded with cells and molecules (called cytokines
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 08, 2022
Microbiology
African fruit bats are the natural hosts of Marburg and Ebola viruses, both of which are filoviruses. These RNA viruses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2022
Immunology
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects most people; it's thought that when we're young, about 90 percent of us acq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 04, 2022
Earth & The Environment
While plastic has become part of our everyday lives, its environmental impact is becoming more and more apparent, specif
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 03, 2022
Plants & Animals
Climate change has been a burning topic in recent years. Numerous United Nation reports highlight the dangers of climate
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 02, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
There is currently no vaccine available to prevent Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness prevalent across the United States
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 02, 2022
Immunology
For many years, researchers have stressed the need to add diverse populations to genetic studies, which have often cente
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are a part of our everyday lives, from food containers to soda bottles to soap dispensers to the life-saving ve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're active and doing exercise, we can build muscle as well as supply muscle cells with oxygen, maintaining their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Men and women who experience abuse during childhood are more likely to develop high cholesterol as adults. The correspon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have identified a molecule in blood that could help identify people at risk of developing dementia even befo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 28, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A molecule produced when on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets suppresses the growth of colorectal tumors in the lab. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 27, 2022
Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2022
Microbiology
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2022
Cancer
Substantial evidence supports the association between exercise and reduced risk of colon cancer. Physical act
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 24, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies by different reseaech groups have now confirmed that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Immunology
Our immune system plays a vital role in our bodies, as it is literally responsible for keeping us healthy and free of ha
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers recently discovered that inhibiting a key signaling pathway in brain cells can lessen
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron