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Preventive care
Preventative care is a type of healthcare focusing on preventing the onset of diseases or identify disease as early as possible when treatment is most feasible. Preventative healthcare can include interventions such as vaccines, screening tests, or regular physical examinations. Effective preventative care will minimize damage caused by illnesses to an individual and can also limit costs associated with medical treatment.
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MAY 11, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2025Microbiology
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the CDCWritten By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2025Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2025Neuroscience
Between one and just under 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week is linked to a 41% lower risk of dementi ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 13, 2025Neuroscience
Early interventions for depression when symptoms have yet to reach a clinical threshold may reduce depression risk by 42 ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Falling is a serous problem for older adults that can cause pain, injury, and death, though it is preventable.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Peanut allergies are a serious problem. The prevalence of peanut allergy is rising in Western countries, and these aller ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2024Neuroscience
High food responsiveness at ages four and five is linked to a higher likelihood of eating disorder symptoms in early ado ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The ability to predict a person's risk of certain disease with genetics is often overstated, but in some cases it can be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The careful control of cell division is essential to organisms, and when it goes awry, major problems can arise like dev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2024Microbiology
We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Technology
A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have designed a new type of drug delivery syste ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 15, 2024Neuroscience
A new study found that chill-inducing stimuli may positively impact people with depression by improving their self ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 09, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A Southern Methodist University (SMU) research study examined the perceptions of patients with early-onset psychosis and ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 04, 2024Cancer
The most common type of adult liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), accounts for about 90% of liver cancer diagn ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 02, 2024Cancer
Immunotherapies have drastically improved the array of treatment options available for cancer patients. In contras ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 28, 2023Immunology
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) remains a formidable challenge in healthcare, particularly for patients undergoing inv ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Decorating a holiday tree is an essential part of the winter season for many people. But those trees can also spark a he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2023Immunology
Brushing your teeth is an important component of daily health. It keeps your teeth clean and provides protection against ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 18, 2023Cancer
Neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in immature nerve cells, most commonly occurs in young children under the age of five ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2025
Microbiology
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the CDC
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2025
Microbiology
An increasing number of people in Texas are being diagnosed with measles. In Texas and a nearby New Mexico county, there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2025
Neuroscience
Between one and just under 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week is linked to a 41% lower risk of dementi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 13, 2025
Neuroscience
Early interventions for depression when symptoms have yet to reach a clinical threshold may reduce depression risk by 42
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Falling is a serous problem for older adults that can cause pain, injury, and death, though it is preventable.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Peanut allergies are a serious problem. The prevalence of peanut allergy is rising in Western countries, and these aller
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2024
Neuroscience
High food responsiveness at ages four and five is linked to a higher likelihood of eating disorder symptoms in early ado
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A wealth of research has linked fasting or calorie-restricted diets to health benefits and aging improvements. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The ability to predict a person's risk of certain disease with genetics is often overstated, but in some cases it can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The careful control of cell division is essential to organisms, and when it goes awry, major problems can arise like dev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans raise and slaughter vast numbers of animals for our food. All of that meat production has a high environmental co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2024
Microbiology
We are still learning about the long term impacts of COVID-19, and how the virus that causes the illness, SARS-CoV-2, ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Technology
A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have designed a new type of drug delivery syste
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 15, 2024
Neuroscience
A new study found that chill-inducing stimuli may positively impact people with depression by improving their self
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 09, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A Southern Methodist University (SMU) research study examined the perceptions of patients with early-onset psychosis and
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 04, 2024
Cancer
The most common type of adult liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), accounts for about 90% of liver cancer diagn
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 02, 2024
Cancer
Immunotherapies have drastically improved the array of treatment options available for cancer patients. In contras
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 28, 2023
Immunology
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) remains a formidable challenge in healthcare, particularly for patients undergoing inv
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Decorating a holiday tree is an essential part of the winter season for many people. But those trees can also spark a he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2023
Immunology
Brushing your teeth is an important component of daily health. It keeps your teeth clean and provides protection against
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 18, 2023
Cancer
Neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in immature nerve cells, most commonly occurs in young children under the age of five
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch