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Beta Cells
Beta Cells are responsible for insulin secretion and control of plasma glucose levels. Within the pancreas, the beta cells are located in areas called the islets of Langerhans where they constitute the predominant type of cell.
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DEC 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Beta cells of the pancreas produce a critical hormone that controls blood sugar - insulin. But beta cells can die off.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
With insulin costs rising, the development of alternative treatments for diabetes is becoming a pressing matter.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2018Chemistry & Physics
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located o ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 28, 2018Immunology
Enzymes identified that are responsible for methylation that will play a role in the production of immune cytokine molec ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Our genomic sequence is thought to remain the same throughout our lives. But new research has found evidence to the cont ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Type II diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease originating from a combination of lifestyle and genetics that eventua ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 13, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic Cancer is a devastating disease. Fifty-five thousand new patients were diagnosed this year in the United Stat ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldNOV 07, 2018Immunology
Study finds that the brain is sending signals to the bone marrow to increase blood pressure.Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 07, 2018Immunology
A link between inflammation and the circadian rhythm has been determined in mouse models. High-fat-diets may be the caus ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 01, 2018Neuroscience
mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channelsWritten By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 16, 2018Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Anoikis have always been intimately entwined with cancer, henceforth the quest to seek how they came to be as such.Written By: Sharvin ManickamSEP 13, 2018Cancer
According to the American cancer society, metastatic breast cancers or stage 4 breast cancers have 5-years survival rate ...Written By: Heba El-wassefSEP 10, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. The WHO estimates that globally more tha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 31, 2018Immunology
Lab-designed nucleic acid nanoparticles elicit varied and specific immune response from immune cells based on shape, siz ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2018Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A common blood pressure medication, verapamil, may improve outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes. According to rese ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 10, 2018Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 09, 2018Immunology
The protein complex mTORC1 has been shown to integrate metabolic and signaling activity to determine the fate of T cell ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUN 05, 2018Neuroscience
The Salk Institute, known for cutting-edge research has received a $1.5 million grant from NANOS Co. Ltd. to resear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Beta cells of the pancreas produce a critical hormone that controls blood sugar - insulin. But beta cells can die off.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
With insulin costs rising, the development of alternative treatments for diabetes is becoming a pressing matter.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 28, 2018
Immunology
Enzymes identified that are responsible for methylation that will play a role in the production of immune cytokine molec
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Our genomic sequence is thought to remain the same throughout our lives. But new research has found evidence to the cont
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Type II diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease originating from a combination of lifestyle and genetics that eventua
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic Cancer is a devastating disease. Fifty-five thousand new patients were diagnosed this year in the United Stat
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 07, 2018
Immunology
Study finds that the brain is sending signals to the bone marrow to increase blood pressure.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 07, 2018
Immunology
A link between inflammation and the circadian rhythm has been determined in mouse models. High-fat-diets may be the caus
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 01, 2018
Neuroscience
mechanical changes in the blood vessels is communicated to brain via mechanosensitive Piezo ion channels
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 16, 2018
Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Anoikis have always been intimately entwined with cancer, henceforth the quest to seek how they came to be as such.
Written By:
Sharvin Manickam
SEP 13, 2018
Cancer
According to the American cancer society, metastatic breast cancers or stage 4 breast cancers have 5-years survival rate
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
SEP 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. The WHO estimates that globally more tha
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 31, 2018
Immunology
Lab-designed nucleic acid nanoparticles elicit varied and specific immune response from immune cells based on shape, siz
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A common blood pressure medication, verapamil, may improve outcomes for patients with Type 1 diabetes. According to rese
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 10, 2018
Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 09, 2018
Immunology
The protein complex mTORC1 has been shown to integrate metabolic and signaling activity to determine the fate of T cell
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUN 05, 2018
Neuroscience
The Salk Institute, known for cutting-edge research has received a $1.5 million grant from NANOS Co. Ltd. to resear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim