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Public Health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The "public" in question can be as small as a handful of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents, in the case of a pandemic. "Health" takes into account physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the World Health Organization.
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SEP 13, 2019Neuroscience
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusi ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergSEP 13, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
The Apple company, in 2018, enrolled more than 400,000 people in its Apple Heart Study conducted in partnership wit ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaSEP 12, 2019Microbiology
Streptococci are a group of Gram-positive microbes that include pathogens that can cause mild and serious infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need some fat in our diets, but eating excess amounts of unhealthy fat has been linked to poor health outcomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Major depressive disorder is a serious public health problem, thought to affect around seven percent of American adults ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Cardiology
In 2009, one in nine U.S. deaths included heart failure as contributing cause, according to the Centers for Disease Cont ...Written By: Julia TraversSEP 06, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Innovations in reactor technology go hand in hand with the advancement of nuclear fuel. Introducing complex geometric st ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 05, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2019Health & Medicine
Dietary trends are consistently changing. However, the shift to plant-based or vegan diets is gaining momentum for healt ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Climate change impacts, most notably rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, are impacting agricultural ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A bacterial pathogen called Helicobacter pylori is known to colonize the stomach and cause ulcers.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Microplastics have infiltrated the planet, from remote mountain regions to the deepest parts of the ocean. Because of th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 03, 2019Microbiology
While attention has been brought to the issue and some progress has been made, hospital-acquired infections are still a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2019Cardiology
Each month nearly 20 million Americans turn to fish oil for heart disease prevention. Though it may sound healthy, this ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) highlights a recently discovered feedba ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2019Plants & Animals
If you have a deep love for animals, then it can sometimes be difficult to contain yourself when a pair of newborn giant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2019Microbiology
About 450 people died from the measles every year, many of them children, before the vaccine was widely used. People now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior au ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Physical attraction, shared values and compatible living situations all contribute to a happy marriage. However, researc ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 28, 2019Technology
Afraid of getting your blood drawn? Well, a solution to that may be well in the works as researchers at the University o ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 28, 2019Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Health & Medicine
Do you see the glass half empty, or half full? If your answer is full, you may be in luck: Optimistic people live 11-15% ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAUG 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2019
Neuroscience
For decades, a groundbreaking brain study fueled opinions about whether we have free will over our actions. The conclusi
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 13, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Apple company, in 2018, enrolled more than 400,000 people in its Apple Heart Study conducted in partnership wit
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
SEP 12, 2019
Microbiology
Streptococci are a group of Gram-positive microbes that include pathogens that can cause mild and serious infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We all need some fat in our diets, but eating excess amounts of unhealthy fat has been linked to poor health outcomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
One of the main health claims for marijuana is rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If marijuana acts to alleviate symptoms of rhe
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Major depressive disorder is a serious public health problem, thought to affect around seven percent of American adults
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Cardiology
In 2009, one in nine U.S. deaths included heart failure as contributing cause, according to the Centers for Disease Cont
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
SEP 06, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Innovations in reactor technology go hand in hand with the advancement of nuclear fuel. Introducing complex geometric st
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 05, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic use would have to be reduced by 80% in order to effectively curtail the spread of antibiotic-resistant microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
Dietary trends are consistently changing. However, the shift to plant-based or vegan diets is gaining momentum for healt
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Climate change impacts, most notably rising temperatures and changing precipitation patterns, are impacting agricultural
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A bacterial pathogen called Helicobacter pylori is known to colonize the stomach and cause ulcers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Microplastics have infiltrated the planet, from remote mountain regions to the deepest parts of the ocean. Because of th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 03, 2019
Microbiology
While attention has been brought to the issue and some progress has been made, hospital-acquired infections are still a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2019
Cardiology
Each month nearly 20 million Americans turn to fish oil for heart disease prevention. Though it may sound healthy, this
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) highlights a recently discovered feedba
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
If you have a deep love for animals, then it can sometimes be difficult to contain yourself when a pair of newborn giant
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2019
Microbiology
About 450 people died from the measles every year, many of them children, before the vaccine was widely used. People now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior au
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Physical attraction, shared values and compatible living situations all contribute to a happy marriage. However, researc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 28, 2019
Technology
Afraid of getting your blood drawn? Well, a solution to that may be well in the works as researchers at the University o
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 28, 2019
Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
Do you see the glass half empty, or half full? If your answer is full, you may be in luck: Optimistic people live 11-15%
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Efforts to edit the human genome are rolling forward, despite a call for a moratorium on heritable edits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch