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Complex Disease
Caused by genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, complex diseases such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, hypertension, manic depression, schizophrenia, and others, are often difficult to treat. Disorders that are commonly referenced as "running in the family" can be classified as complex diseases.
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DEC 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Even if the genome of an organism is free of any damaging mutations, the activity of genes has to be controlled very car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Immunology
Feeling great after hitting the gym? That’s because of the flood of endorphins released into the body after a bout ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many bacterial organisms, and they can live cooperatively, or they can battle one another. They are also capab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2021Microbiology
Though treatments are available, there is no cure or vaccine from HIV, which impacts about 38 million people worldwide. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Many viruses have genomes made of RNA. In human cells, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules act as intermediates; cellular mac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Health & Medicine
First, there was the Human Genome Project, a monumental, international effort to map the entire human genome down to its ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 18, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Red flags signal ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, it's easy to think of the genome as a set of instructions that cells use to create the pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Computers aren’t ever going to replace doctors completely. Instead, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
We have a wealth of human genome data overlaid with gene ‘hotspots’ linked to the development of particular ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 16, 2021Immunology
It’s the size of a pen, weighs as much as two AA batteries, and works without a power source. A new microneedle de ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Cancer drugs have been developed that target an enzyme, Shp2. But that enzyme has a more complex role than we knew.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has now given hundreds of people a diagnosis for their disease. Many of them have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2021Immunology
Scientists have established the first searchable database of complex immune data, providing the foundations for a new er ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In Parkinson's disease, neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain called the substantial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2021Technology
Dementia is a debilitating condition. Though not formally classified as a disease, it more appropriately refers to a col ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 01, 2021Plants & Animals
Honeybees are highly social creatures, with some research suggesting that such behavior is embedded into their very gene ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 28, 2021Cancer
A family of proteins, known as transcription factors, regulate the biological process of converting DNA into RNA. T ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 26, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 26, 2021Immunology
Our immune system has developed an arsenal of sophisticated molecular weapons to defend us against the continuous barrag ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Even if the genome of an organism is free of any damaging mutations, the activity of genes has to be controlled very car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Immunology
Feeling great after hitting the gym? That’s because of the flood of endorphins released into the body after a bout
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many bacterial organisms, and they can live cooperatively, or they can battle one another. They are also capab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2021
Microbiology
Though treatments are available, there is no cure or vaccine from HIV, which impacts about 38 million people worldwide.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many viruses have genomes made of RNA. In human cells, messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules act as intermediates; cellular mac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
First, there was the Human Genome Project, a monumental, international effort to map the entire human genome down to its
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 18, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Red flags signal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, it's easy to think of the genome as a set of instructions that cells use to create the pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Computers aren’t ever going to replace doctors completely. Instead, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
We have a wealth of human genome data overlaid with gene ‘hotspots’ linked to the development of particular
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 16, 2021
Immunology
It’s the size of a pen, weighs as much as two AA batteries, and works without a power source. A new microneedle de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer drugs have been developed that target an enzyme, Shp2. But that enzyme has a more complex role than we knew.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has now given hundreds of people a diagnosis for their disease. Many of them have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have established the first searchable database of complex immune data, providing the foundations for a new er
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In Parkinson's disease, neurons that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine in a part of the brain called the substantial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Technology
Dementia is a debilitating condition. Though not formally classified as a disease, it more appropriately refers to a col
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 01, 2021
Plants & Animals
Honeybees are highly social creatures, with some research suggesting that such behavior is embedded into their very gene
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 28, 2021
Cancer
A family of proteins, known as transcription factors, regulate the biological process of converting DNA into RNA. T
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 26, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2021
Immunology
Our immune system has developed an arsenal of sophisticated molecular weapons to defend us against the continuous barrag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parents pass their genes on to their children. But they can pass down other things too with epigenetic marks, chemical t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch