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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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NOV 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
One causes red, scaly patches on the skin, and the other triggers breathing difficulties, but there are some common thre ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 03, 2021Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that he viru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2021Neuroscience
Air pollution induces brain inflammation in male mice, which in turn reduces sperm count and fertility. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
The widely-available antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 30%. The corresponding study was pu ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2021Infographics
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, an umbrella term for different kinds of cognitive decline inlcuding ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 27, 2021Cardiology
Worldwide, heart disease is responsible for millions of deaths and, in the US, is the most common cause of death de ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2021Health & Medicine
Dementia is a cluster of neurological symptoms characterized by an impaired ability to remember, make decisions, and per ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 25, 2021Cancer
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L) is an ancient fruit grown primarily in western Asia and Mediterranean regions. ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Beta cells in the pancreas produce the insulin our body needs to properly regulate blood sugar. Diabetes results when th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Health & Medicine
As commercial spaceflight becomes readily available, more and more people will have access to space. In decades past, on ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 21, 2021Technology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become a much more prominent fixture in healthcare practice. Wh ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 21, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers look to children experiencing psychotic-like experiences and genetics for leads to adult psychosisOCT 21, 2021Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Plants & Animals
Processed foods—chips, soda, frozen meals, the kinds of foods designed to have a long shelf life and be easy to pr ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 19, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is a mosquito borne illness that is widespread, especially in tropical countries. The global incidence of d ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizOCT 19, 2021Cardiology
Throughout history, optimism has been viewed as a cornerstone of resilience. In the words of Helen Keller, optimism is t ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 19, 2021Health & Medicine
As if women didn't have enough to juggle with careers, motherhood, and monthly hormonal changes, cue the tension hea ...Written By: Alexandria Bass
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
One causes red, scaly patches on the skin, and the other triggers breathing difficulties, but there are some common thre
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 03, 2021
Plants & Animals
To the people of Samoa, the medicinal qualities of a tree known as matalafi are well known. Now scientists are bringing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Microbiology
Syphilis is on the rise worldwide, and it's killing infants. The disease is a leading cause of stillbirth worldwide, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 virus since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We know that he viru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2021
Neuroscience
Air pollution induces brain inflammation in male mice, which in turn reduces sperm count and fertility. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
The widely-available antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces COVID-19 hospitalizations by 30%. The corresponding study was pu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2021
Infographics
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, an umbrella term for different kinds of cognitive decline inlcuding
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 27, 2021
Cardiology
Worldwide, heart disease is responsible for millions of deaths and, in the US, is the most common cause of death de
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, scientists and experts have warned about a building crisis - antibiotics are becoming less reliable, bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
Dementia is a cluster of neurological symptoms characterized by an impaired ability to remember, make decisions, and per
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 25, 2021
Cancer
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L) is an ancient fruit grown primarily in western Asia and Mediterranean regions.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Beta cells in the pancreas produce the insulin our body needs to properly regulate blood sugar. Diabetes results when th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning people who purchased an aromatherapy spray called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
As commercial spaceflight becomes readily available, more and more people will have access to space. In decades past, on
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 21, 2021
Technology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become a much more prominent fixture in healthcare practice. Wh
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 21, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers look to children experiencing psychotic-like experiences and genetics for leads to adult psychosis
OCT 21, 2021
Microbiology
On October 20, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an outbreak of Salmonella food
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
Processed foods—chips, soda, frozen meals, the kinds of foods designed to have a long shelf life and be easy to pr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 19, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Dengue fever is a mosquito borne illness that is widespread, especially in tropical countries. The global incidence of d
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 19, 2021
Cardiology
Throughout history, optimism has been viewed as a cornerstone of resilience. In the words of Helen Keller, optimism is t
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
As if women didn't have enough to juggle with careers, motherhood, and monthly hormonal changes, cue the tension hea
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass