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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 28, 2018Microbiology
There are some well-known bacterial pathogens that can present a major threat to health, but a lesser-known microbe may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2018Videos
The CDC estimates that 1.1 million people in the US have HIV, and around 15% are unaware they have it.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Shocking the scientific community, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited human embryos, and twins have been born.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Immunology
Researchers determine the affect of preventative treatment for malaria on infantsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 20, 2018Cardiology
You may recall hearing at some point that there are “good fats“ and “bad fats.“ What does that r ...Written By: Abbie ArceNOV 14, 2018Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxietyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 10, 2018Health & Medicine
Chest pain, shortness of breath, and feelings of impending doom are all symptoms representative of both heart attacks an ...Written By: Abbie ArceNOV 08, 2018Health & Medicine
You may have heard that air travel increases the risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But did you know that ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 25, 2018Health & Medicine
A number of recent studies have found that first cardiovascular associations with regular high-intensity exercise. These ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be used in the future to forecast many different traits.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 25, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Caffeine and cannabis are both psychoactive substances. But what are the effects of each in the brain and body? Caffeine ...Written By: Amanda KahlSEP 18, 2018Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
After assessing data from over one million patients, a team of scientists have found 500 new genes linked to blood press ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be extrapolated for many other disorders, and may free patients from repeated doctor visits.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, her concern is keeping herself healthy and doing the best she can to ensure a healthy baby. Pr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While people are made from the same genes, small changes in those genes can have an impact on our biology.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2018Cardiology
Individuals born via in vitro fertilization have increased blood pressure at an early age leading to higher risk of hype ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 26, 2018Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Using genetics, this work has created a way to identify people at higher risk for five common diseases - before they sho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to use whole genome sequencing to locate the source of deadly bacterial p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2018Cardiology
Death rates and adverse cardiovascular events twice as likely in women after experiencing STEMI heart attack compared to ...Written By: Caitlin Williams
NOV 28, 2018
Microbiology
There are some well-known bacterial pathogens that can present a major threat to health, but a lesser-known microbe may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2018
Videos
The CDC estimates that 1.1 million people in the US have HIV, and around 15% are unaware they have it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Shocking the scientific community, a Chinese scientist announced that he edited human embryos, and twins have been born.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Immunology
Researchers determine the affect of preventative treatment for malaria on infants
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 20, 2018
Cardiology
You may recall hearing at some point that there are “good fats“ and “bad fats.“ What does that r
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxiety
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 10, 2018
Health & Medicine
Chest pain, shortness of breath, and feelings of impending doom are all symptoms representative of both heart attacks an
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
NOV 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
You may have heard that air travel increases the risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But did you know that
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
A number of recent studies have found that first cardiovascular associations with regular high-intensity exercise. These
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be used in the future to forecast many different traits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Immunology
Scientists from a biotechnology corporation, Genentech, have altered a protein that blocks a signaling pathway in gram-n
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Caffeine and cannabis are both psychoactive substances. But what are the effects of each in the brain and body? Caffeine
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
SEP 18, 2018
Microbiology
We coexist with microorganisms, and many of them play an important role in our health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
After assessing data from over one million patients, a team of scientists have found 500 new genes linked to blood press
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be extrapolated for many other disorders, and may free patients from repeated doctor visits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, her concern is keeping herself healthy and doing the best she can to ensure a healthy baby. Pr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While people are made from the same genes, small changes in those genes can have an impact on our biology.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals born via in vitro fertilization have increased blood pressure at an early age leading to higher risk of hype
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 26, 2018
Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Using genetics, this work has created a way to identify people at higher risk for five common diseases - before they sho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at Mayo Clinic have developed a way to use whole genome sequencing to locate the source of deadly bacterial p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2018
Cardiology
Death rates and adverse cardiovascular events twice as likely in women after experiencing STEMI heart attack compared to
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams