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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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JUN 05, 2018Technology
MIT Smart Bacteria Sensor Hunts for Stomach BleedingWritten By: Julia TraversJUN 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are now applying PET imaging to detect inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This cou ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 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 KimJUN 04, 2018Microbiology
Clearing bacterial infections from the body can present challenges. Engineers are trying to use nanorobots for such situ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2018Neuroscience
A stroke is a severe medical event that impacts brain function because the supply of oxygen is cut off during a stroke. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 01, 2018Immunology
The unique activity of estrogen hormones and their cell receptors in the female body may explain why women are more like ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Neuroscience
Brainwaves are a demonstration of the electrical signals that are passing through the brain between different neurons. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 28, 2018Videos
We start out as a clump of generic cells, but at some point, cells have to start taking on special features and function ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2018Cancer
Wilms tumors occur in young children and treatment for lung metastases has included radiotherapy. A Phase III Clinical ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 28, 2018Neuroscience
The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers made an animal remember something that hadn't happened to it.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Immunology
Scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway connecting brain and gut that if learned how to control, may be able ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2018Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Videos
When the brain stops functioning, the body will eventually die, usually quite soon after. However, MIT's Technology Revi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Severe asthma is a subtype of asthma where treatments usually do not have any effect on the individual. https://www.yout ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 22, 2018Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 21, 2018Videos
As summer approaches, many of us know to be on the lookout for certain plants that our skin doesn't like. When immune ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Princeton researchers turned to gamers when they needed to make sense of a huge amount of data.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2018
Technology
MIT Smart Bacteria Sensor Hunts for Stomach Bleeding
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are now applying PET imaging to detect inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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
JUN 04, 2018
Microbiology
Clearing bacterial infections from the body can present challenges. Engineers are trying to use nanorobots for such situ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2018
Neuroscience
A stroke is a severe medical event that impacts brain function because the supply of oxygen is cut off during a stroke.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 01, 2018
Immunology
The unique activity of estrogen hormones and their cell receptors in the female body may explain why women are more like
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Brainwaves are a demonstration of the electrical signals that are passing through the brain between different neurons. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 28, 2018
Videos
We start out as a clump of generic cells, but at some point, cells have to start taking on special features and function
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2018
Cancer
Wilms tumors occur in young children and treatment for lung metastases has included radiotherapy. A Phase III Clinical
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 28, 2018
Neuroscience
The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
One way cells regulate their genome is with epigenetic tags, reversible markers that can help control when and where gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers made an animal remember something that hadn't happened to it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a new molecular pathway connecting brain and gut that if learned how to control, may be able
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2018
Immunology
There might be a link between Tuberculosis (TB) and Parkinson’s according to a study published in The EMBO Journal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Videos
When the brain stops functioning, the body will eventually die, usually quite soon after. However, MIT's Technology Revi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 22, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Severe asthma is a subtype of asthma where treatments usually do not have any effect on the individual. https://www.yout
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2018
Cancer
Novel PD-L1/TGF-ß fusion protein for HPV-associated cancers enters phase II clinical trial. Oncology researchers excite
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 21, 2018
Videos
As summer approaches, many of us know to be on the lookout for certain plants that our skin doesn't like. When immune ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Princeton researchers turned to gamers when they needed to make sense of a huge amount of data.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch