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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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AUG 28, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
To fight peripheral artery diseases (PAD), an “ailment affecting 8 million Americans”, researchers at LSU Sc ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 28, 2018Health & Medicine
A glass of red wine is good for you. Champagne prevents dementia. Beer makes you smart. These are all claims that have g ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 27, 2018Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2018Cardiology
New drug reduces deaths and hospitalization rates, while also improving quality of life, for patients with rare type of ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2018Cancer
Heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a widespread health problem affecting 10 to 20% of adults in West ...Written By: Heba El-wassefAUG 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 25, 2018Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosaWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Migraines are not just headaches, they are severe and debilitating. Symptoms of a migraine can include vomiting, nausea, ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 21, 2018Immunology
Brain tumors prevent T cells from escaping the bone marrow by altering levels of the S1P1 protein.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 21, 2018Cardiology
Individuals at low risk for heart disease need to watch their cholesterol levels, despite being healthy high cholesterol ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 20, 2018Immunology
The Langerhans cells of the immune system activate cytokines essential for skin protection when exposed to UV that is fu ...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 19, 2018Cardiology
New pill that combines three high blood pressure medication into one pill is both more effective and safe.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 19, 2018Technology
Angiogenesis is the biological process of forming new blood vessels. The process of angiogenesis serves as one of the ma ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 18, 2018Immunology
Two proteins, PLD3 and PLD4, discovered to have role in immune system detection and response to pathogens.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 17, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 15, 2018Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 15, 2018Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 15, 2018Cancer
Learning from history and what changes have been made will continue to help drive cancer controls for the future.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAUG 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 LeitchAUG 13, 2018Cardiology
Gene marker identified that indicates which patients with atrial fibrillation are at risk for developing heart failure.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 12, 2018Microbiology
Microbes have to first pass through the harsh stomach environment to colonize the gastrointestinal tract.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2018Cardiology
New targeted drug delivery system allows for rapid response to break down clots during heart attack, limiting cardiac da ...Written By: Caitlin Williams
AUG 28, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
To fight peripheral artery diseases (PAD), an “ailment affecting 8 million Americans”, researchers at LSU Sc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
A glass of red wine is good for you. Champagne prevents dementia. Beer makes you smart. These are all claims that have g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 27, 2018
Microbiology
If you've seen a headline about norovirus on a cruise ship, you know some viruses are known for their ability to spread
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2018
Cardiology
New drug reduces deaths and hospitalization rates, while also improving quality of life, for patients with rare type of
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic inflammation has been linked to many diseases and can trigger cell death.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2018
Cancer
Heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a widespread health problem affecting 10 to 20% of adults in West
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
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 25, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
About one of every 3,500 Americans suffers from a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Migraines are not just headaches, they are severe and debilitating. Symptoms of a migraine can include vomiting, nausea,
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 21, 2018
Immunology
Brain tumors prevent T cells from escaping the bone marrow by altering levels of the S1P1 protein.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 21, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals at low risk for heart disease need to watch their cholesterol levels, despite being healthy high cholesterol
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 20, 2018
Immunology
The Langerhans cells of the immune system activate cytokines essential for skin protection when exposed to UV that is fu
...
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 19, 2018
Cardiology
New pill that combines three high blood pressure medication into one pill is both more effective and safe.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 19, 2018
Technology
Angiogenesis is the biological process of forming new blood vessels. The process of angiogenesis serves as one of the ma
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 18, 2018
Immunology
Two proteins, PLD3 and PLD4, discovered to have role in immune system detection and response to pathogens.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 17, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 15, 2018
Immunology
The use of therapeutic macrophage transplantation in mice showed great improvement in rare lung disorder caused by defic
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 15, 2018
Cancer
Learning from history and what changes have been made will continue to help drive cancer controls for the future.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
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
AUG 13, 2018
Cardiology
Gene marker identified that indicates which patients with atrial fibrillation are at risk for developing heart failure.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 12, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes have to first pass through the harsh stomach environment to colonize the gastrointestinal tract.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2018
Cardiology
New targeted drug delivery system allows for rapid response to break down clots during heart attack, limiting cardiac da
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams