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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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NOV 11, 2019Neuroscience
Until now, it has been commonly accepted that our sense of smell depends on the transmission of olfactory information fr ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2019Immunology
Blood samples from HIV patients produced the data necessary for two scientists to build a mathematical model for predict ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cannabinoid receptors of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) are vital pieces of the puzzle for the ECS to function correct ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden were able to pinpoint 10 tumor-specific potential drug targets for the fat ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The two halves of the brain and typically assymterical, but that may be less true for individuals with autism spectrum d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2019Cannabis Sciences
It only takes one incidence of cannabinoid exposure during the first month of pregnancy to yield detrimental effects on ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 04, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Cornell University are working on improving the trial-and-error process that is implicated in finding eff ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecules and drugs move among cells and bind to receptors on the cell surface, which can initiate a cascade of reaction ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 31, 2019Cancer
In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use ener ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that proteins can insulate electrical flow, but their power as conductors has only recently been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned why mutations in the ANT gene lead to heart problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 25, 2019Neuroscience
It is during sleep when the brain reviews all of the information it received during the day, and either cements i ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial initiated by Researchers at the University of Kentucky began a clinical study to address the long-held ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have found that a phenomenon called phase separation plays a critical role in the functions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Often times when young athletes collapse during the game it is due to sudden cardiac death as a result of the inherited ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids - miniature, simplified versions of organs made from stem cells, are a great way to model human biology and di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists has discovered rare cells in the brains of mice; one set is only found in males and another set is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2019Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2019
Neuroscience
Until now, it has been commonly accepted that our sense of smell depends on the transmission of olfactory information fr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2019
Immunology
Blood samples from HIV patients produced the data necessary for two scientists to build a mathematical model for predict
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabinoid receptors of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) are vital pieces of the puzzle for the ECS to function correct
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden were able to pinpoint 10 tumor-specific potential drug targets for the fat
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The two halves of the brain and typically assymterical, but that may be less true for individuals with autism spectrum d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
It only takes one incidence of cannabinoid exposure during the first month of pregnancy to yield detrimental effects on
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 04, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Cornell University are working on improving the trial-and-error process that is implicated in finding eff
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecules and drugs move among cells and bind to receptors on the cell surface, which can initiate a cascade of reaction
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study, a group of biomedical researchers at Michigan State University developed a new platform for tweaking
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2019
Cancer
In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use ener
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that proteins can insulate electrical flow, but their power as conductors has only recently been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned why mutations in the ANT gene lead to heart problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A microprotein was found to play an important role in relieving cell stress, and may open up new therapeutic avenues for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Approximately 3.5 million people in the US have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although various therapies are availa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 25, 2019
Neuroscience
It is during sleep when the brain reviews all of the information it received during the day, and either cements i
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial initiated by Researchers at the University of Kentucky began a clinical study to address the long-held
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have found that a phenomenon called phase separation plays a critical role in the functions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Often times when young athletes collapse during the game it is due to sudden cardiac death as a result of the inherited
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids - miniature, simplified versions of organs made from stem cells, are a great way to model human biology and di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists has discovered rare cells in the brains of mice; one set is only found in males and another set is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch