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Respiratory Medicine
Respiratory Medicine: Otherwise known as pulmonary medicine, is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases affecting the lungs. Pulmonary medicine deals with many diseases and conditions, including: ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome), asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer, lung transplants, occupational lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary tuberculosis, sarcoidosis of the lungs, and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome).
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FEB 28, 2020Cardiology
According to most recent data on the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, those suffering from ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 27, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Between 4% and 10% of adults around the world have an unexplainable chronic cough that has lasted for over 8 weeks. Alth ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
As of February 25th 2020, there have been 80, 354 reported cases of COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus), including 2,707 deaths ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that lowers cholesterol levels.The drug, known as Nexl ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Microbiology
There's been a rise in harmful stereotyping and discrimination against certain populations because of coronavirus.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2020Microbiology
The world may be in the early stages of a pandemic, as the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 spreads around the world, causi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2020Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 21, 2020Health & Medicine
As of February 21st, the death toll for coronavirus reached 2,250, 55,707 currently infected, of which 12,066 (22%) are ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 19, 2020Microbiology
The novel coronavirus that recently emerged in Hubei province, China is called SARS-CoV-2, and it can cause a wide range ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Smoking is well-known as a bad health habit. Although not necessarily as detrimental as smoking cigarettes, smoking cann ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 19, 2020Immunology
What do the gut microbiome, antibodies, and rainbow trout have in common? A lot, says researcher J. Oriol Sunyer from th ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 18, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Vaping THC is becoming increasingly popular. But is it better than simply smoking marijuana out of a joint? How does it ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 14, 2020Microbiology
The novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China has now infected over 64,000 people.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2020Microbiology
In China, authorities are still struggling to contain the new coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan and has sinc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge in infections has caused panic surrounding the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to reach a fever pitch. Despite ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 04, 2020Microbiology
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2020Microbiology
A coronavirus causes MERS, which currently has no treatment. This work may help change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2020Microbiology
Since the first cases of a novel Coronavirus were detected in Wuhan, China a few weeks ago, the virus has spread around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
What if there was a test that could detect tuberculosis six months before symptoms appear? Researchers at the University ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 21, 2020Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2020
Cardiology
According to most recent data on the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, those suffering from
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 27, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Between 4% and 10% of adults around the world have an unexplainable chronic cough that has lasted for over 8 weeks. Alth
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
As of February 25th 2020, there have been 80, 354 reported cases of COVID-19 (Wuhan coronavirus), including 2,707 deaths
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that lowers cholesterol levels.The drug, known as Nexl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Microbiology
There's been a rise in harmful stereotyping and discrimination against certain populations because of coronavirus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2020
Microbiology
The world may be in the early stages of a pandemic, as the coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 spreads around the world, causi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2020
Immunology
Babies born more than three weeks before full term are met with complicated and often life-threatening health challenges
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Algae is an essential plant-like organism. They contribute to the diet of some marine animals and supply necessary oxyge
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
As of February 21st, the death toll for coronavirus reached 2,250, 55,707 currently infected, of which 12,066 (22%) are
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 19, 2020
Microbiology
The novel coronavirus that recently emerged in Hubei province, China is called SARS-CoV-2, and it can cause a wide range
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Smoking is well-known as a bad health habit. Although not necessarily as detrimental as smoking cigarettes, smoking cann
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 19, 2020
Immunology
What do the gut microbiome, antibodies, and rainbow trout have in common? A lot, says researcher J. Oriol Sunyer from th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 18, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Vaping THC is becoming increasingly popular. But is it better than simply smoking marijuana out of a joint? How does it
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 14, 2020
Microbiology
The novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China has now infected over 64,000 people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2020
Microbiology
In China, authorities are still struggling to contain the new coronavirus that emerged in the city of Wuhan and has sinc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge in infections has caused panic surrounding the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to reach a fever pitch. Despite
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 04, 2020
Microbiology
The human metapneumovirus (HMPV) might now be well-known, but it is the second biggest cause of respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2020
Microbiology
A coronavirus causes MERS, which currently has no treatment. This work may help change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2020
Microbiology
Since the first cases of a novel Coronavirus were detected in Wuhan, China a few weeks ago, the virus has spread around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
What if there was a test that could detect tuberculosis six months before symptoms appear? Researchers at the University
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 21, 2020
Microbiology
In late December, health officials in China notified WHO that pneumonia with an unknown cause was sickening people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch