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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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JAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 10, 2017Immunology
The body organ known as the appendix has long been claimed to have no known function, but recent research has shown that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 10, 2017Cardiology
For individuals with irregular heartbeats and a prescription for anticoagulation medicine, a decision must be made befor ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2017Genetics & Genomics
It turns out re-examining older data can really help shed light on diseases given new technology. Researchers from Unive ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 05, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Dont blame it all on genetics. Environment and your own healthy outlook still play a major role in keeping you free from ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The mesentery, an unassuming membrane that connects the small and large intestines to abdominal wall, has now being upgr ...JAN 04, 2017Microbiology
Osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection, often caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. These infections are dif ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are often studied within a small context, such as their behavior within a pathway or behavior under specific co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si ...DEC 28, 2016Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 20, 2016Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2016Neuroscience
Robotic appendages that do the work of lost limbs are the rock stars of neuroscience research. New ways to control ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2016Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t ...DEC 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2016Neuroscience
When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) it can seem overwhelming. There is no known cause for PD ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a fundamental process in life. Our cells must continually replicate, and that replication and growth ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL – December 9, 2016 – New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research I ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 07, 2016Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An organism is dependent on the replenishment and maintenance of cellular proteins in order to survive. One family of pr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 10, 2017
Immunology
The body organ known as the appendix has long been claimed to have no known function, but recent research has shown that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 10, 2017
Cardiology
For individuals with irregular heartbeats and a prescription for anticoagulation medicine, a decision must be made befor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
It turns out re-examining older data can really help shed light on diseases given new technology. Researchers from Unive
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 05, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Dont blame it all on genetics. Environment and your own healthy outlook still play a major role in keeping you free from
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The mesentery, an unassuming membrane that connects the small and large intestines to abdominal wall, has now being upgr
...
JAN 04, 2017
Microbiology
Osteomyelitis is a serious bone infection, often caused by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. These infections are dif
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are often studied within a small context, such as their behavior within a pathway or behavior under specific co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si
...
DEC 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 20, 2016
Cardiology
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, addin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Robotic appendages that do the work of lost limbs are the rock stars of neuroscience research. New ways to control
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
To construct new tissue or maintain it in adulthood, cells have to be able to respond to mechanical and molecular cues f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2016
Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t
...
DEC 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2016
Neuroscience
When a patient is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) it can seem overwhelming. There is no known cause for PD
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a fundamental process in life. Our cells must continually replicate, and that replication and growth ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
LA JOLLA, CA & JUPITER, FL – December 9, 2016 – New research led by scientists at The Scripps Research I
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An organism is dependent on the replenishment and maintenance of cellular proteins in order to survive. One family of pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch