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Digestion: is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream.
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NOV 06, 2016Microbiology
Humans live in a symobiotic relationship with gut microbes, many of which inhabit our gastrointestinal tract. Some of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry outlines how certain cells in the intestine, enterocytes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Videos
The video above was featured in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments. A peer-reviewed journal, it presents resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th ...NOV 02, 2016Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 31, 2016Cardiology
Needle pricks instead of popping pills? Maybe. A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Susan Samue ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 25, 2016Plants & Animals
Viewed well over 17 million times since its posting on Facebook, an Australian video has gone viral showcasing a huntsma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 12, 2016Videos
It has long been thought that the brain controls every process in your body, and to an extent, this is true. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2016Videos
At one point or another, your dog may have eaten its own poop after going outside to relieve itself. Of course, sometime ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 05, 2016Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria present in poop can sway the fat content in our bodies. This is the startling conclusion scientists made after ...SEP 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2016Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 23, 2016Microbiology
Albufera Lake in Valencia, Spain is a lagoon that set the stage for a recent study analyzing the ability of moths to tol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2016Microbiology
Finding contamination in food is a very important public health concern. Infection from one specific pathogenic bacteriu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2016Microbiology
Researchers took the time to scientifically test out the common belief that if you pick food up fast enough after it&rsq ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have reason to believe that most congenital heart defects are a result of a painfully complicated web of gene ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Videos
With all the talk about global food shortages, why haven't we turned our attention to grass? After all, grass is edible, ...SEP 09, 2016Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance ...SEP 08, 2016Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 06, 2016
Microbiology
Humans live in a symobiotic relationship with gut microbes, many of which inhabit our gastrointestinal tract. Some of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry outlines how certain cells in the intestine, enterocytes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Videos
The video above was featured in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments. A peer-reviewed journal, it presents resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th
...
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
Severe obesity by itself leaves a person at significantly higher risk for heart failure, whether or not that person also
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 31, 2016
Cardiology
Needle pricks instead of popping pills? Maybe. A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Susan Samue
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
Viewed well over 17 million times since its posting on Facebook, an Australian video has gone viral showcasing a huntsma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 12, 2016
Videos
It has long been thought that the brain controls every process in your body, and to an extent, this is true. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2016
Videos
At one point or another, your dog may have eaten its own poop after going outside to relieve itself. Of course, sometime
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 05, 2016
Microbiology
Microorganisms frequently attach to a surface and begin to grow into a colony called a biofilm in which cells stick to e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Bacteria present in poop can sway the fat content in our bodies. This is the startling conclusion scientists made after
...
SEP 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
Everyone knows sleep is important. Getting a good night’s sleep resets your brain, allows for efficient cell repai
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 23, 2016
Microbiology
Albufera Lake in Valencia, Spain is a lagoon that set the stage for a recent study analyzing the ability of moths to tol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2016
Microbiology
Finding contamination in food is a very important public health concern. Infection from one specific pathogenic bacteriu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have linked the microbiome, the community of bacterial organisms that reside in our gut, with myriad health c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers took the time to scientifically test out the common belief that if you pick food up fast enough after it&rsq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
The first month of a newborn’s life is so critical to a lifetime of health that this period has a name: neonate. I
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have reason to believe that most congenital heart defects are a result of a painfully complicated web of gene
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Videos
With all the talk about global food shortages, why haven't we turned our attention to grass? After all, grass is edible,
...
SEP 09, 2016
Cancer
For people who love spicy foods, a different type of spice – in the form of ginger – could counter the cance
...
SEP 08, 2016
Neuroscience
In the millions of years of evolution, humans developed strong muscles for hunting and gathering, digestion to get the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim