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Stomach
The stomach is a muscular organ located in the upper left portion of the abdomen in humans and some other mammals. It is typically involved in the second phase of digestion, following chewing, where it works to chemically breakdown food.
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JAN 11, 2017Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r ...JAN 11, 2017Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders that are all r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 07, 2017Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The mesentery, an unassuming membrane that connects the small and large intestines to abdominal wall, has now being upgr ...JAN 04, 2017Cancer
It seems that sometimes one health discovery could contradict another previous discovery. In the case with cancer biolog ...DEC 30, 2016Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si ...DEC 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2016Plants & Animals
Large snakes have been known to devour large meals, but perhaps this one tips the scales. Burmese Pythons, which are an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes ...DEC 06, 2016Plants & Animals
A 21-year-old man from Florida, identified as Granger Ray Wooten, is now facing misdemeanor charges after witnesses told ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 01, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Could a long used diabetes drug be repurposed for cancer treatment? Researchers at Rice University have found a potentia ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 23, 2016Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 21, 2016Plants & Animals
All kinds of animals are exposed to dangerous plastics during any point in their lives. Litter and debris that can be le ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2016Videos
It's embarrassing - you're sitting in a late afternoon meeting and your stomach decides to start rumbling with reckless ...NOV 18, 2016Videos
For some animals that don't have sharp teeth or claws, or other types of classic defense mechanisms, evolution has helpe ...NOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who hate to swallow pills or just can’t remember to take their mediation as regularly as they should, s ...NOV 16, 2016Videos
Okay, so they're not actually zombies, they're parasitic worms that snails have consumed. But these parasites are so pow ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2016Cancer
Bacteria have all but hogged the limelight in our recent understanding of microbiomes and how these ecosystems influence ...NOV 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Researchers from the University of Malaga in Spain recently come across a shark embryo with two heads, something that is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2016Neuroscience
Hungry? It’s all in your head. Regulating appetite is a popular area of research within neuroscience. With the gro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 12, 2016Videos
It has long been thought that the brain controls every process in your body, and to an extent, this is true. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 10, 2016Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 08, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s no fairy tale – Rapunzel Syndrome led to one 38-year-old woman hospitalized for severe gastrointestinal ...OCT 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists seem to always be finding new species out there, but sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. & ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2017
Cancer
The presence of endometrial cancer, the most common type of gynecologic cancer, may be revealed through a woman&r
...
JAN 11, 2017
Neuroscience
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both names for a group of symptoms, syndromes and disorders that are all r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The mesentery, an unassuming membrane that connects the small and large intestines to abdominal wall, has now being upgr
...
JAN 04, 2017
Cancer
It seems that sometimes one health discovery could contradict another previous discovery. In the case with cancer biolog
...
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si
...
DEC 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2016
Plants & Animals
Large snakes have been known to devour large meals, but perhaps this one tips the scales. Burmese Pythons, which are an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes
...
DEC 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
A 21-year-old man from Florida, identified as Granger Ray Wooten, is now facing misdemeanor charges after witnesses told
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 01, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Could a long used diabetes drug be repurposed for cancer treatment? Researchers at Rice University have found a potentia
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 23, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s almost time to belly up to the table and start wolfing down a huge meal. It’s part of a Thanksgiving tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
All kinds of animals are exposed to dangerous plastics during any point in their lives. Litter and debris that can be le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2016
Videos
It's embarrassing - you're sitting in a late afternoon meeting and your stomach decides to start rumbling with reckless
...
NOV 18, 2016
Videos
For some animals that don't have sharp teeth or claws, or other types of classic defense mechanisms, evolution has helpe
...
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people who hate to swallow pills or just can’t remember to take their mediation as regularly as they should, s
...
NOV 16, 2016
Videos
Okay, so they're not actually zombies, they're parasitic worms that snails have consumed. But these parasites are so pow
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2016
Cancer
Bacteria have all but hogged the limelight in our recent understanding of microbiomes and how these ecosystems influence
...
NOV 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Researchers from the University of Malaga in Spain recently come across a shark embryo with two heads, something that is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Hungry? It’s all in your head. Regulating appetite is a popular area of research within neuroscience. With the gro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 12, 2016
Videos
It has long been thought that the brain controls every process in your body, and to an extent, this is true. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2016
Neuroscience
The increase in heroin addiction and overdoses is an issue that is detailed every day in news reports, magazines and med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s no fairy tale – Rapunzel Syndrome led to one 38-year-old woman hospitalized for severe gastrointestinal
...
OCT 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists seem to always be finding new species out there, but sometimes we find them in the most unlikely of places. &
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard