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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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MAY 22, 2018Cancer
A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has published a comprehensive literature review and outlined a breakthrough ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for a long time that HIV can spread through sexual contact, but the details of the process were no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an afforda ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 28, 2018Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a close relationship with our health; increasing evidence has shown.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Neuroscience
Hands-free is a usually a term used to describe cell phone technology that allows for safer mobile phone use in cars. Be ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2018Health & Medicine
Binge watching Netflix or other television or movie streaming services is something that has come to be very popular. Wi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 30, 2018Health & Medicine
This flu season has been one of the worst in recent memory. While health professionals still recommend getting a flu vac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 25, 2018Cardiology
When the heart deviates from its normal source of energy, congestive heart failure can develop. From the German Cancer R ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2018Cannabis Sciences
What you should know if you are considering traveling to consume medical cannabis legally.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 22, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish don't seem to have a lot in common with people, but they make an excellent research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases are directly related to dysfunction in the immune system, like type 1 diabetes. Scientists want to use rep ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2017Cannabis Sciences
A recent study revealed the potential for treating sleep apnea with medical cannabis.Written By: Loren DeVitoDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 30, 2017Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 10, 2017Videos
Medicine has been attempting to fight cancer for decades, but now scientists are calling for something better. For examp ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Over the past year, findings from a Twin Study by NASA have been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Madagascar is currently battling a plague outbreak that has so far infected nearly 1,200 people and killed 124 people. I ...OCT 24, 2017Immunology
T cells and B cells, two immune system cell types you want on the prowl during an infection, need a molecular push to le ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Cancer
Earlier this week, a man’s “lung cancer” turned out to be a toy he swallowed 40 years ago. To continue ...SEP 18, 2017Cardiology
A congenital heart defect that used to be a death sentence is now treatable thanks to an approach based on “Fontan ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 13, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, ...Written By: Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
A team from the Institute of Cancer Research has published a comprehensive literature review and outlined a breakthrough
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for a long time that HIV can spread through sexual contact, but the details of the process were no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug by the name of ‘ravidasvir’ is part of a hepatitis c combination treatment that may be an afforda
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 28, 2018
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal system has a close relationship with our health; increasing evidence has shown.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Hands-free is a usually a term used to describe cell phone technology that allows for safer mobile phone use in cars. Be
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
Binge watching Netflix or other television or movie streaming services is something that has come to be very popular. Wi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 30, 2018
Health & Medicine
This flu season has been one of the worst in recent memory. While health professionals still recommend getting a flu vac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 25, 2018
Cardiology
When the heart deviates from its normal source of energy, congestive heart failure can develop. From the German Cancer R
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
What you should know if you are considering traveling to consume medical cannabis legally.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish don't seem to have a lot in common with people, but they make an excellent research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases are directly related to dysfunction in the immune system, like type 1 diabetes. Scientists want to use rep
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study revealed the potential for treating sleep apnea with medical cannabis.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 10, 2017
Videos
Medicine has been attempting to fight cancer for decades, but now scientists are calling for something better. For examp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Over the past year, findings from a Twin Study by NASA have been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Madagascar is currently battling a plague outbreak that has so far infected nearly 1,200 people and killed 124 people. I
...
OCT 24, 2017
Immunology
T cells and B cells, two immune system cell types you want on the prowl during an infection, need a molecular push to le
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While rabies is a treatable disease, it still kills as many as 59,000 people every year. The virus causes behavior chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Cancer
Earlier this week, a man’s “lung cancer” turned out to be a toy he swallowed 40 years ago. To continue
...
SEP 18, 2017
Cardiology
A congenital heart defect that used to be a death sentence is now treatable thanks to an approach based on “Fontan
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 13, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan