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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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SEP 27, 2022Cardiology
The best lifestyle approach to reducing high blood pressure may be the DASH diet.Written By: Savannah LoganSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2022Neuroscience
COVID-19 was the leading cause of death among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020. The ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 15, 2022Cancer
Early-onset cancers, typically defined as those diagnosed in people aged approximately 20 - 50, have continually increas ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimate ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 24, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabis actually help with weight loss? Here's the detailsWritten By: Helaine KrysikAUG 18, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2022Neuroscience
A majority of patients want notification about the potential uses of their medical records or samples according to a stu ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Cardiology
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, a collaborative research team from the ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 21, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper ...JUL 18, 2022Neuroscience
Multiple lifestyle risk factors for dementia may predict dementia risk more than age. The corresponding study was publis ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2022Cancer
Melanocytes describe a specialized type of cell that generates a substance called melanin, a pigment responsible for ski ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Long COVID is a term used to describe a wide variety of health problems that some people experience after an infection o ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 05, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
As covered by Labroots in 2017, Powassan virus is an often-lethal tick-borne virus that currently has no treatment. Thou ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust called a solar nebula that swi ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 30, 2022Cannabis Sciences
What happens when cannabis ages? How does the potency and quality change, if at all?Written By: Helaine KrysikJUN 30, 2022Cardiology
About one third of Greenlanders are at higher risk of heart disease and high cholesterol.Written By: Savannah LoganJUN 29, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
With modern diagnostics and treatments, cancer survival rates continue to improve. Though numbers vary depending on the ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUN 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. For some alarming statistics, about 1 i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against using beta carotene or vitamin E supplements to preven ...Written By: Annie Lennon
SEP 27, 2022
Cardiology
The best lifestyle approach to reducing high blood pressure may be the DASH diet.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2022
Neuroscience
COVID-19 was the leading cause of death among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in 2020. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2022
Cancer
Early-onset cancers, typically defined as those diagnosed in people aged approximately 20 - 50, have continually increas
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infections of the bacterium C. difficile can cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon called colitis. It is estimate
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 24, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabis actually help with weight loss? Here's the details
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
AUG 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Neuroscience
A majority of patients want notification about the potential uses of their medical records or samples according to a stu
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers and clinicians have found that when people are hospitalized with COVID-19, they are more likely to develop l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Cardiology
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, a collaborative research team from the
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper
...
JUL 18, 2022
Neuroscience
Multiple lifestyle risk factors for dementia may predict dementia risk more than age. The corresponding study was publis
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2022
Cancer
Melanocytes describe a specialized type of cell that generates a substance called melanin, a pigment responsible for ski
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Long COVID is a term used to describe a wide variety of health problems that some people experience after an infection o
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 05, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As covered by Labroots in 2017, Powassan virus is an often-lethal tick-borne virus that currently has no treatment. Thou
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, our solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust called a solar nebula that swi
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 30, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
What happens when cannabis ages? How does the potency and quality change, if at all?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
JUN 30, 2022
Cardiology
About one third of Greenlanders are at higher risk of heart disease and high cholesterol.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 29, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
With modern diagnostics and treatments, cancer survival rates continue to improve. Though numbers vary depending on the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUN 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. For some alarming statistics, about 1 i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against using beta carotene or vitamin E supplements to preven
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon