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Apoptosis
Apoptosis: a genetically directed process of cell self-destruction that is marked by the fragmentation of nuclear DNA, is activated either by the presence of a stimulus or removal of a suppressing agent or stimulus, is a normal physiological process eliminating DNA-damaged, superfluous, or unwanted cells, and when halted (as by genetic mutation) may result in uncontrolled cell growth and tumor formation.
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JUL 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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Researchers are still learning more about ferroptosis, a recently identified type of regulated cell death. It seems to b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2016Immunology
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There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by ...Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 17, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: CDC JUPITER, FL – October 17, 2016 – In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic b ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 17, 2016Immunology
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JUL 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a link between poor outcomes in colorectal cancer cases, and a type of bacteria called Fusoba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2017
Microbiology
Streptococcus gallolyticus (Sg) is a Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogen that can cause bacteremia and endocarditis in
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 12, 2017
Videos
Humans go through a lot of development in the early years of life, but it may surprise you just how weird some of those
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 10, 2017
Microbiology
Have you ever seen the TV show The Odd Couple? The sitcom from the 1970s (and its 2015 reboot) follows the ups and downs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
It’s estimated that nine out of ten people are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The virus stays dormant
...
APR 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
A shortage of zinc, an essential mineral, could be connected to the risk of heart disease. Recent study results have sho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
In yet another report, researchers demonstrate the cunning capabilities of cancer cells to evade death. This time, scien
...
FEB 24, 2017
Cancer
For years, pancreatic cancer has bested even the most aggressive therapy. But now, Australian researchers report the dis
...
FEB 16, 2017
Microbiology
Spoiler alert, you’re infected with Epstein-Barr virus. Well, you’re probably infected - nearly 98% of peopl
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
The immune response to viruses includes a group of signaling proteins that act like a home security system in the body,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that a diet high in fiber may reduce inflammation caused by gout, because of the action of microb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Gene Pathway Regulates Growth and Development of the Cerebral Cortex
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
All of the information needed for building an organism is contained within its genome, present in every cell. When new p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2016
Immunology
Hepatitis C virus protects itself from the immune system by blocking signals that trigger a response in liver cells. Sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are still learning more about ferroptosis, a recently identified type of regulated cell death. It seems to b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2016
Immunology
The human immune system does have specially-designed cells for killing cancer cells, but they usually don’t live l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 17, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: CDC JUPITER, FL – October 17, 2016 – In a study that could one day help eliminate the tragic b
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 17, 2016
Immunology
The innate immune system helps an infected cell in one of two ways: calling the troops to bring in effector immune cells
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell in our body contains DNA, and that genomic material is critical to our health. One threat to the double stran
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2016
Videos
A new chemotherapy drug for chronic lymphocytic leukemia has been given approval by the FDA. CLL is the most common form
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim