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Travel Medicine
Travel Medicine: a branch of medicine that specializes in diseases and conditions that are acquired during travel. Travelers to different countries should be aware of the potential for acquiring diseases and injury which are not common in their own country. Immunizations, preventative medications, and general precautions should be considered prior to trips to different parts of the world.
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DEC 14, 2023Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2023Immunology
The US Federal government has postponed a government shutdown due to the inability to make decisions and compromise on g ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeOCT 19, 2023Immunology
In America, roughly 40 million Americans have diabetes and about 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occur ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeOCT 10, 2023Microbiology
Bedbug is an umbrella term for about 90 bug species in the Cimicidae family. Only a few of these species commonly bite h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2023Technology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become a fixture of the labor landscape. Initially used as a w ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 25, 2023Cancer
On this day in 1789, George Washington, the first President of the United States, lost his mother to breast cancer. ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 21, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how microgravity can impact red blood cells and bone density ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 13, 2023Microbiology
The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called Scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people throu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2023Cancer
The Fourth of July holiday celebrates the day America’s Founding Fathers, representing the 13 colonies, officially ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
When astronauts venture into space, they are exposed to cosmic radiation and significant alterations in gravity. In rece ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2023Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2023Immunology
The immune system employs different immune cells to target infection and disease throughout the body. Immunologists, who ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have conducted a wide variety of scientific experiments have been conducted onboard space shuttles and at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2023Health & Medicine
This work offers a potential explanation for some of the learning and cognitive issues seen in those with early life str ...Written By: Amielle MorenoAPR 05, 2023Cancer
The lungs are a pair of organs in the chest integral for transporting oxygen throughout the body (via inhalation) and re ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 03, 2023Cancer
Well-documented racial inequities exist when it comes to prostate cancer. Extensive research has shown disparities ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 06, 2023Cancer
Evidence supports the interplay between diet, nutrition, and obesity and their collective influences on health and welln ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 27, 2023Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2023Neuroscience
The brain undergoes short-term and long-term changes following time in space. The corresponding study was published in&n ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 30, 2023Neuroscience
McMaster University researchers have found that orienteering can prevent cognitive decline caused by dementia. The sport ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 08, 2023Chemistry & Physics
One day you might have a hearing aid implanted in your mouth. Researchers tested the efficiency of natural teeth and den ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 04, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new, targeted strategy to eliminate brain tumors and prevent future recurrences of brain can ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJAN 03, 2023Health & Medicine
German company BioNTech has announced their "aim to develop the first mRNA-based vaccine for malaria prevention." As par ...Written By: Amielle MorenoDEC 24, 2022Health & Medicine
After public protests, the Chinese government dramatically eased many restrictions related to COVID-19 earlier this mont ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Microbiology
As the climate changes, mosquitoes are on the move. Humans are also starting to settle down in places that are already c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2023
Immunology
The US Federal government has postponed a government shutdown due to the inability to make decisions and compromise on g
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 19, 2023
Immunology
In America, roughly 40 million Americans have diabetes and about 95% of them have type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occur
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 10, 2023
Microbiology
Bedbug is an umbrella term for about 90 bug species in the Cimicidae family. Only a few of these species commonly bite h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2023
Technology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become a fixture of the labor landscape. Initially used as a w
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 25, 2023
Cancer
On this day in 1789, George Washington, the first President of the United States, lost his mother to breast cancer.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 21, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in Nature Communications examines how microgravity can impact red blood cells and bone density
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 13, 2023
Microbiology
The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called Scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people throu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2023
Cancer
The Fourth of July holiday celebrates the day America’s Founding Fathers, representing the 13 colonies, officially
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
When astronauts venture into space, they are exposed to cosmic radiation and significant alterations in gravity. In rece
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2023
Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2023
Immunology
The immune system employs different immune cells to target infection and disease throughout the body. Immunologists, who
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have conducted a wide variety of scientific experiments have been conducted onboard space shuttles and at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2023
Health & Medicine
This work offers a potential explanation for some of the learning and cognitive issues seen in those with early life str
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 05, 2023
Cancer
The lungs are a pair of organs in the chest integral for transporting oxygen throughout the body (via inhalation) and re
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 03, 2023
Cancer
Well-documented racial inequities exist when it comes to prostate cancer. Extensive research has shown disparities
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 06, 2023
Cancer
Evidence supports the interplay between diet, nutrition, and obesity and their collective influences on health and welln
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 27, 2023
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2023
Neuroscience
The brain undergoes short-term and long-term changes following time in space. The corresponding study was published in&n
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 30, 2023
Neuroscience
McMaster University researchers have found that orienteering can prevent cognitive decline caused by dementia. The sport
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 08, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
One day you might have a hearing aid implanted in your mouth. Researchers tested the efficiency of natural teeth and den
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 04, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new, targeted strategy to eliminate brain tumors and prevent future recurrences of brain can
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JAN 03, 2023
Health & Medicine
German company BioNTech has announced their "aim to develop the first mRNA-based vaccine for malaria prevention." As par
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
After public protests, the Chinese government dramatically eased many restrictions related to COVID-19 earlier this mont
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch