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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 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for patients living with multi-drug resistant HIV. The treatm
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Microbiology
While unclear, it has been thought that photosynthetic organisms evolved around 2 billion years ago. New research has su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers are looking for possible therapeutic targets in early Alzheimer's Disease to prevent the devastating, irreve
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 08, 2018
Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2018
Videos
Being able to flip a switch and control a brain sounds like the latest sci-fi movie, but it's a real thing in the field
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 06, 2018
Immunology
A new, non-antibiotic approach to targeting bacterial infections like Staphylococcus aureus - which are notoriously diff
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2018
Immunology
A new system that tracks proteins as they come and go in the cell is predicted to help scientists identify therapeutic t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2018
Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder affecting around 1.3 million people. Those patients may eventually use a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An innovative method has revealed the 3D crystal structure of a special molecule that helps regulate bacterial gene expr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Neuroscience
There are many assessments of health that have definite parameters. We know what blood pressure numbers should be, heart
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2018
Cardiology
A genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration is mostly visible because of the toll it takes on young p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While gluten-free foods seem like a food trend to some, for others they are a medical necessity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 20, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Teens and young adults who binge drink often have genetic and structural changes in the brain as a result of the overuse
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 16, 2018
Immunology
Immune cells called macrophages contribute to an untreatable type of heart failure. At least, this type of heart failure
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 14, 2018
Microbiology
The revolutionary CRISPR gene-editing tool is made from a bacterial immune system. Researchers knew that it wasn't the o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2018
Cardiology
A dangerous yet inevitable part of heart disease is the replacement of healthy heart muscle cells with scar tissue. In a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker