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Cell Signaling
Cell Signaling: the process of cells communicating with other cells within the body, or with the external environment. As a process, cell signaling refers to a vast network of communication between, and within, each cell of our body.
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FEB 19, 2018Neuroscience
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 KimFEB 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2018Cardiology
A dangerous yet inevitable part of heart disease is the replacement of healthy heart muscle cells with scar tissue. In a ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that is related to chickenpox. Once a person has had chick ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Colon cancer rates are rising, especially among young people, and colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is a unique regulatory neurotransmitter system in the body.Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 07, 2018Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus only impacts six to twelve percent of children born to infected mothers. Researchers are learning exactly why ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2018Immunology
Scientists are measuring interactions between immune cells that they haven’t been able to quantify before. With th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2018Technology
While DBS has previously been tested with Alzheimer's patients to improve their memory, this is the first time it has be ...Written By: Julia TraversFEB 01, 2018Neuroscience
When neuroscientists have to monitor neural activity in the brain, small wires and electrodes are often used. The proble ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 31, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2018Immunology
A multitude of factors contribute to autoimmune disease, either those people are exposed to in their environment or thos ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigators at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are revealing the mechanisms underlying anemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Cardiology
After a heart attack, heart cells lose sensitivity. According to recent discoveries from Queen Mary University of London ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2018Cardiology
When the heart deviates from its normal source of energy, congestive heart failure can develop. From the German Cancer R ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2018Neuroscience
After a loud rock concert or a day spent in a noisy environment, some people can have a ringing sound in their ears. It ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunshine is known to be beneficial to our health in moderation, and scientists have discovered something surprising abou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2018Immunology
The high fat, high calorie, and low fiber diet commonly referred to as the “Western diet” has long been asso ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2018Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2018Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I ...Written By: Kara Marker
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 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR technology continues to revolutionize biology; two new diagnostic tools based on the technique have now been deve
...
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
FEB 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a painful skin rash that is related to chickenpox. Once a person has had chick
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Colon cancer rates are rising, especially among young people, and colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There may come a time when people won't require surgery to replace their joints.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is a unique regulatory neurotransmitter system in the body.
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 07, 2018
Immunology
Defects in the body at the molecular level could at least partially explain why inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus only impacts six to twelve percent of children born to infected mothers. Researchers are learning exactly why
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2018
Immunology
Scientists are measuring interactions between immune cells that they haven’t been able to quantify before. With th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2018
Technology
While DBS has previously been tested with Alzheimer's patients to improve their memory, this is the first time it has be
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 01, 2018
Neuroscience
When neuroscientists have to monitor neural activity in the brain, small wires and electrodes are often used. The proble
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 31, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Immunology
A multitude of factors contribute to autoimmune disease, either those people are exposed to in their environment or thos
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Investigators at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are revealing the mechanisms underlying anemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Cardiology
After a heart attack, heart cells lose sensitivity. According to recent discoveries from Queen Mary University of London
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2018
Cardiology
When the heart deviates from its normal source of energy, congestive heart failure can develop. From the German Cancer R
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2018
Neuroscience
After a loud rock concert or a day spent in a noisy environment, some people can have a ringing sound in their ears. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunshine is known to be beneficial to our health in moderation, and scientists have discovered something surprising abou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2018
Immunology
The high fat, high calorie, and low fiber diet commonly referred to as the “Western diet” has long been asso
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2018
Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2018
Immunology
Increased stress - either psychological or allergic - can make the body’s response to disease much more serious. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker