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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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MAR 29, 2018Immunology
Regulating inflammation is vital for controlling various autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Inflammation is important ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that synapses in the brain strike a balance; as some get larger, others shrink.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2018Microbiology
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Flexible electronics are not just visually cool, they also represent a popular trend in technology: consumers want their ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 20, 2018Cancer
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Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Health & Medicine
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Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAR 15, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
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Immune cells have been discovered to play a surprising role in helping neurons send messages from the brain to the body. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Cardiology
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Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2018Neuroscience
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One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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Our inner ears contain roughly 30,000 tiny hair cells that work to detect sound waves as well as to translate these wave ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
An estimated 116,000 people are waiting for new organs.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2018
Immunology
Regulating inflammation is vital for controlling various autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Inflammation is important
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that synapses in the brain strike a balance; as some get larger, others shrink.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2018
Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It seems that a cup of morning joe influences many aspects of our physiology, including the pathway affected by marijuan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The idea of adding artificial parts to biological bodies to create an “enhanced” being isn’t anything
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Flexible electronics are not just visually cool, they also represent a popular trend in technology: consumers want their
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune response
Written By:
MAR 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the weather conditions obviously play a role in skin dryness, there are physiological factors at work as well.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
For the first time, a form of medicinal cannabis has been shown to reduce—and even stop—seizures in some chi
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAR 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Chemists have synthesized several variants of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. The ability to alter its structure
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAR 15, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people newly diagnosed with glioma, a lethal brain cancer, the most they can hope for is an accurate diagnosis, so d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cells
Written By:
MAR 15, 2018
Immunology
Immune cells have been discovered to play a surprising role in helping neurons send messages from the brain to the body.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Cardiology
Injecting healthy heart cells grown in the lab is a promising treatment option for people with heart diseases whose own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that worms experience rigor mortis before, rather than after death as humans do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
SUSHI, or Super-resolution Shadow Imaging is a new technique for looking at living cells in the brain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Our inner ears contain roughly 30,000 tiny hair cells that work to detect sound waves as well as to translate these wave
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
An estimated 116,000 people are waiting for new organs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch