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Preventive Medicine
Preventive Medicine actively focuses on the prevention and addressing underlying mechanisms rather than direct disease treatment. Modern research and medicine provides deeper insights into disease mechanisms, opens diagnostic windows for viewing health and disease for the individual and generates metrics for assessing wellness.
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SEP 17, 2018Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2018Health & Medicine
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by the year 2030 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be extrapolated for many other disorders, and may free patients from repeated doctor visits.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Interestingly, this genetic variation is not within the coding portion of a gene; it lies adjacent to it.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2018Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.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 12, 2018Cardiology
In the science of cardiology, there is abundant evidence from high-tech, high-cost laboratory study that proves low-cost ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 12, 2018Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Health & Medicine
Not a week goes by that there isn’t a new superfood or some exotic fruit or spice that can curb your appetite, bur ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a research study at the University of Dundee, Queen Mary University of London and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a dr ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
They're known for helping to reduce the impact of cancer drug side effects, but it's possible that cannabinoids themselv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
With the legalization of the use of marijuana in medicine and FDA approving two cannabis-derived medications, more resea ...Written By: Heba El-wassefSEP 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report published in the journal Breathe by scientists in the UK suggests that chronic marijuana smoking may not ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 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 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
One researcher wants to change how we think about disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2018Health & Medicine
Measles is a disease that many believe was eradicated years ago. That's true, to a point, but like a bad penny, it&# ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 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 WilliamsSEP 05, 2018Cardiology
History or recent stroke can double the risk of dementia.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsSEP 05, 2018Immunology
B cells lead to T cell activation resulting in damage to the myelin sheath and brain cells in multiple sclerosis pathoge ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsSEP 04, 2018Videos
West Nile virus can cause severe neurological symptoms and can even result in death. It’s common in horses and bir ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 03, 2018Cardiology
Master athletes can't outrun the risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of cardiovascular disease can still occu ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsSEP 01, 2018Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t ...Written By: Heba El-wassefAUG 31, 2018Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2018Videos
Much like kale, the often praised superfood of the veggie world, coconut oil has been appreciated for its health benefit ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 17, 2018
Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by the year 2030 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will be
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Interestingly, this genetic variation is not within the coding portion of a gene; it lies adjacent to it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2018
Microbiology
The waterborne bacterium Vibrio cholerae has been spreading cholera in contaminated water since the 1800's.
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 12, 2018
Cardiology
In the science of cardiology, there is abundant evidence from high-tech, high-cost laboratory study that proves low-cost
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 12, 2018
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, and can lead to gastric cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Health & Medicine
Not a week goes by that there isn’t a new superfood or some exotic fruit or spice that can curb your appetite, bur
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a research study at the University of Dundee, Queen Mary University of London and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, a dr
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
They're known for helping to reduce the impact of cancer drug side effects, but it's possible that cannabinoids themselv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
With the legalization of the use of marijuana in medicine and FDA approving two cannabis-derived medications, more resea
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
SEP 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report published in the journal Breathe by scientists in the UK suggests that chronic marijuana smoking may not
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
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 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
One researcher wants to change how we think about disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2018
Health & Medicine
Measles is a disease that many believe was eradicated years ago. That's true, to a point, but like a bad penny, it&#
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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
SEP 05, 2018
Cardiology
History or recent stroke can double the risk of dementia.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
SEP 05, 2018
Immunology
B cells lead to T cell activation resulting in damage to the myelin sheath and brain cells in multiple sclerosis pathoge
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
SEP 04, 2018
Videos
West Nile virus can cause severe neurological symptoms and can even result in death. It’s common in horses and bir
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 03, 2018
Cardiology
Master athletes can't outrun the risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of cardiovascular disease can still occu
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
SEP 01, 2018
Cancer
We have always been told to eat more vegetables as they are rich in many nutrients and vitamins as well as the ability t
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
AUG 31, 2018
Microbiology
In August, the World Health Organization declared that an Ebola outbreak was happening in the DRC.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2018
Videos
Much like kale, the often praised superfood of the veggie world, coconut oil has been appreciated for its health benefit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim