New tool helps uncover rare genetic mutations in common diseases, including Parkinson's

Studies of genetics conducted in yeast cells, human neurons, mice or other model systems often reveal networks of genes that ...
Mississippi State University

MSU anthropologist’s book, research provide new insight on infectious, chronic degenerative diseases

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State University faculty member provides critical updates regarding the spread of infectious diseases and rise of chronic and degenerative diseases in a second edition ...
News Medical

The Concept of Human Health and Disease

Articulating a comprehensive definition of health and disease has been a historically intricate task. The earliest conceptual frameworks for health and disease can be traced back to the ancient ...
The Conversation

How does a disease spread from animals to humans? A lot has to do with people’s behaviour

Epidemics and pandemics of new diseases arise in two stages. Firstly, the zoonotic spillover event introduces the infectious organism, in the main a virus, into the human population from an animal ...
GEN

Key Genetic Variants That Influence Disease Risk, Human Health Traits Identified

A study by researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute, and Yale University has identified how specific genetic changes function in cells to influence disease risk and other human ...