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Cellular Mechanism
Cellular Mechanism: is an abstraction of an electrophysiological mechanism present on a cell. The three main types are Channel Mechanism, Synaptic Mechanism and Ion Concentration.
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MAY 29, 2018Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2018Neuroscience
Spring is entirely upon us, and that means some can suffer from allergies. A runny nose is a common symptom, and one Neb ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 16, 2018Cancer
The ketogenic diet has been found to have anti-tumor effects. Understanding the underlying mechanism of energy producti ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 09, 2018Microbiology
One study estimated that we share the planet with at least 320,000 microorganisms have the potential to infect mammals.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Drug resistance is a growing threat to public health and is responsible for the death of around 23,000 people every year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can assess how the cell's protein factory is working, leading to a better understanding of viral proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2018Cancer
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the co ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The method of choice in drug-discovery in the past two decades has been target-based screening. Now, phenotypic screenin ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The precursors that specialize to become fat cells can be rapidly altered by environmental factors, like fatty food inta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Neuroscience
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 17, 2018Cancer
New research suggests polarity of tumor cells changes as part of the metastatic progression process and increases metast ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 16, 2018Cancer
Scientists increasingly see the similarities between the dedifferentiated stem cell and cancer progression process. Res ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 09, 2018Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2018Cancer
Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy continues to be investigated but shows promise in treating some types of refractory or radiation ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 22, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The idea of adding artificial parts to biological bodies to create an “enhanced” being isn’t anything ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 13, 2018Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers are looking for possible therapeutic targets in early Alzheimer's Disease to prevent the devastating, irreve ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Each of our cells carries over two meters of DNA, which has to be neatly packaged; this process remained mysterious, unt ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
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 22, 2018
Neuroscience
Spring is entirely upon us, and that means some can suffer from allergies. A runny nose is a common symptom, and one Neb
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 16, 2018
Cancer
The ketogenic diet has been found to have anti-tumor effects. Understanding the underlying mechanism of energy producti
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 09, 2018
Microbiology
One study estimated that we share the planet with at least 320,000 microorganisms have the potential to infect mammals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Drug resistance is a growing threat to public health and is responsible for the death of around 23,000 people every year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new method can assess how the cell's protein factory is working, leading to a better understanding of viral proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2018
Cancer
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the co
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The method of choice in drug-discovery in the past two decades has been target-based screening. Now, phenotypic screenin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The precursors that specialize to become fat cells can be rapidly altered by environmental factors, like fatty food inta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Neuroscience
Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurobiological illness that happens at the molecular level in the brain.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 17, 2018
Cancer
New research suggests polarity of tumor cells changes as part of the metastatic progression process and increases metast
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 16, 2018
Cancer
Scientists increasingly see the similarities between the dedifferentiated stem cell and cancer progression process. Res
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 09, 2018
Immunology
An important cellular reaction mediates part of the immune system responsible for tolerance. Without tolerance, the immu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2018
Cancer
Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy continues to be investigated but shows promise in treating some types of refractory or radiation
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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 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 15, 2018
Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 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 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Each of our cells carries over two meters of DNA, which has to be neatly packaged; this process remained mysterious, unt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch