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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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JUL 21, 2020Cancer
New research published in the American Cancer Society’s CANCER says that improving screening rates for colorectal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 20, 2020Microbiology
As the COVID-9 pandemic has spread around the world, scientists have tried to learn as much as they can about it, includ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 10, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2020Space & Astronomy
There are thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth today, with some residing in Low-Earth Orbit and others following a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 01, 2020Cancer
A Stand Up To Cancer program is trying to improve access to genetic testing for those who might be at risk of hereditary ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 22, 2020Health & Medicine
Smart devices can control your lights, make your grocery list, and play songs on command. Researchers are now developing ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 18, 2020Cancer
A study appearing in the American Cancer Society’s CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians argues that climate change ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 15, 2020Cardiology
A wide variation in cardiovascular disease mortality rates has been noted among counties in the United States. Residents ...Written By: Lawrence RennaMAY 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have created a sensitive, super-fast test for five different serotypes of Salmonella which could ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 02, 2020Cancer
In the modern age of biological research, one of the tools that have become readily available in the ever-increasing dat ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 01, 2020Microbiology
Researchers were once concerned that blood pressure medications may increase the risk of infection, or make an infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2020Cancer
A study published today in the online edition of Cancer Discovery reports that people with cancer who develop COVID-19 a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2020Health & Medicine
Are you drinking more coffee than usual during the COVID-19 lockdown? Navigating weeks of working from home or onsite, a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 23, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). M ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 22, 2020Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are unclear and there is currently no treatment, but new work may he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Whole genome sequencing on schizophrenia patients reveals variations that affect genomic architecture are more common in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2020Microbiology
Some have looked economic data and suggested that social distancing has gone too far, but a study shows it's saving us f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the American Cancer Society’s CANCER says that improving screening rates for colorectal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 20, 2020
Microbiology
As the COVID-9 pandemic has spread around the world, scientists have tried to learn as much as they can about it, includ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
False-negative results are particularly problematic in containing the spread of COVID-19 — infected individ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 10, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The Canadian federal government began legalizing aspects of recreational marijuana use in October 2018, so researchers a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2020
Space & Astronomy
There are thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth today, with some residing in Low-Earth Orbit and others following a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
A Stand Up To Cancer program is trying to improve access to genetic testing for those who might be at risk of hereditary
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2020
Health & Medicine
Smart devices can control your lights, make your grocery list, and play songs on command. Researchers are now developing
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 18, 2020
Cancer
A study appearing in the American Cancer Society’s CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians argues that climate change
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 15, 2020
Cardiology
A wide variation in cardiovascular disease mortality rates has been noted among counties in the United States. Residents
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Australian researchers have created a sensitive, super-fast test for five different serotypes of Salmonella which could
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 02, 2020
Cancer
In the modern age of biological research, one of the tools that have become readily available in the ever-increasing dat
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 01, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers were once concerned that blood pressure medications may increase the risk of infection, or make an infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2020
Cancer
A study published today in the online edition of Cancer Discovery reports that people with cancer who develop COVID-19 a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
Are you drinking more coffee than usual during the COVID-19 lockdown? Navigating weeks of working from home or onsite, a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 23, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). M
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 22, 2020
Microbiology
It was thought that the first death in the US from SARS-CoV-2 happened in Washington State in late February, but autopsi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has now caused tens of thousands of deaths worldwide, and hundreds of thousands of infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are unclear and there is currently no treatment, but new work may he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Whole genome sequencing on schizophrenia patients reveals variations that affect genomic architecture are more common in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Because it's a respiratory illness, it shares symptoms with many other common illnesses, including seasonal allergies. S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2020
Microbiology
Some have looked economic data and suggested that social distancing has gone too far, but a study shows it's saving us f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the United States, infecting and killing thousands, some racial data is finally being included
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch