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Aging: The process of becoming older, a process that is genetically determined and environmentally modulated. Research into aging: To sum up the state of research into aging is well beyond the confines of this space (and this writer's talents).
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MAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Technology
The most common cause of blindness in working-age adults is retinal damage as a result of diabetes. To address this prob ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 26, 2020Cancer
A study from Denmark published in the American Cancer Society journal CANCER reports that having a child with cancer doe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. Their study found that it lea ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
Shipworms are known as the 'termites of the sea.' They are not actually worms; these infamous mollusks that have brought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard of a speleothem? Even if you haven’t you’ve probably heard of a stalactite or a stalagmi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 22, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have mapped how the brain changes after one year of aerobic exercise. In p ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
When it comes to healthy eating, we often receive mixed messages. Low fat diets that have been popularized for de ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People have lived around Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake, for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 18, 2020Cancer
Genetics can be complicated to say the least. Sometimes it can be as simple as a single mutation in one gene that causes ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 17, 2020Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2020Cardiology
A wide variation in cardiovascular disease mortality rates has been noted among counties in the United States. Residents ...Written By: Lawrence RennaMAY 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Scientists concluded from a recent study that 19 years of age is the “optimal minimum legal age” for recreat ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Microbiology
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through various countries with widely discrepant mortality rates.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2020Health & Medicine
According to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at the University of Chicago, nearly 25% of Americans have arthritis ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 13, 2020Cancer
Research published in the International Journal of Health Geographics aims to explain the role that geography plays in p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company, Moderna, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its experimental ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 13, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is usually associated with cognitive deficits such as short term memory loss, and problems maintaining attentio ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
While 12% of adults in the US claim to have smoked cannabis, the same figure stands at 22% for those aged between 18 and ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 11, 2020Cancer
Research recently published in the research journal Allergy suggests that a common antihistamine could improve survival ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Technology
The most common cause of blindness in working-age adults is retinal damage as a result of diabetes. To address this prob
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 26, 2020
Cancer
A study from Denmark published in the American Cancer Society journal CANCER reports that having a child with cancer doe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that hydroxychloroquine is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. Their study found that it lea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
Shipworms are known as the 'termites of the sea.' They are not actually worms; these infamous mollusks that have brought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
While we know a lot more about the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 and the illness it causes, COVID-19, there are still many u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard of a speleothem? Even if you haven’t you’ve probably heard of a stalactite or a stalagmi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 22, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have mapped how the brain changes after one year of aerobic exercise. In p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
When it comes to healthy eating, we often receive mixed messages. Low fat diets that have been popularized for de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People have lived around Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake, for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Moderna, a biotechnology company based in Massachusetts, has released information on its vaccine against COVID-19 from i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 18, 2020
Cancer
Genetics can be complicated to say the least. Sometimes it can be as simple as a single mutation in one gene that causes
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 17, 2020
Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2020
Cardiology
A wide variation in cardiovascular disease mortality rates has been noted among counties in the United States. Residents
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
MAY 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Scientists concluded from a recent study that 19 years of age is the “optimal minimum legal age” for recreat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Microbiology
The COVID-19 pandemic has swept through various countries with widely discrepant mortality rates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2020
Health & Medicine
According to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at the University of Chicago, nearly 25% of Americans have arthritis
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 13, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the International Journal of Health Geographics aims to explain the role that geography plays in p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Biopharmaceutical company, Moderna, has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its experimental
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 13, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is usually associated with cognitive deficits such as short term memory loss, and problems maintaining attentio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While 12% of adults in the US claim to have smoked cannabis, the same figure stands at 22% for those aged between 18 and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 11, 2020
Cancer
Research recently published in the research journal Allergy suggests that a common antihistamine could improve survival
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan