Molecular diagnostics involves analyzing DNA or RNA for red flags that can pinpoint the potential emergence of a specific disease.
Telomeres, which cap the ends of human chromosomes, may hold the key to understanding how humans age and develop diseases.
Coronavirus is a term describes a family of viruses, common in both animals and humans.
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2, the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Long COVID refers to new or recurring symptoms that occur four or more weeks after an infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Whole exome sequencing is a type of genetic sequencing performed from blood or saliva samples. Learn about this procedure.
Whole genome sequencing allows doctors to closely analyze a patient's genes for mutations and health indicators. Learn about this procedure.
The common cold is probably the most universal illness. It is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, which includes the nose and throat area.
Lung cancer in nonsmokers is cancer that is commonly dispersed throughout the lungs rather than concentrated in one location. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
There are all sorts of ways to get an infectious disease—from people and animals, to eating contaminated foods, to environmental exposure.