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Cell function
Cells carry out specialized functions throughout the body and each cell type functions distinctly from other cell types. Some cellular functions include transporting nutrients throughout the body and producing energy. One specialized cell is muscle cells which function to create a force that moves parts of the body. Another example are bone cells, whose functions include protecting internal organs from damage and storing minerals such as calcium.
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SEP 25, 2020
Health & Medicine
Demographic data shows rising cannabis use among older people, so what is the likely effect on cognitive funct
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
SEP 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Cavefish are fish that dwell in caves, unable to access the outside world. Often, they were separated from their closest
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 21, 2020
Cancer
Cancer is an incredibly diverse disease. It has many types and even sub-types, with a vast range of characteristics. Som
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists have used cryo-EM to learn more about how the human genome is replicated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why some autoimmune or immune-related diseases are more common in women, who are more likely t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have determined that mice have brain cells that can help them learn to avoid bad experiences.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2020
Cancer
Precision medicine specific to a patient’s genetics or immune system is spearheading new paths of cancer treatment
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 16, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a special organ, and while we know a lot about how it develops, there are still mysteries.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from Dartmouth College have found that passively-collected data from smartphones is able to predict a person
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2020
Immunology
A therapeutic made from turmeric has been shown to help reduce the effects of a painful inflammatory eye condition in do
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that cellular machines called organelles, which are structures bound by membranes, directed most of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Microbiology
HIV attacks the human immune system's CD4 cells, a major player in the body's defense against pathogens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Immunology
P53 is an infamous process gene at the core of the development of tumors. When P53 functional, it pau
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Consortium, has produced multiple papers that have provided new insight into human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2020
Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska