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Digestion
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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MAR 17, 2016Videos
Imagine it's dinnertime, and you're at your favorite restaurant waiting for your meal to arrive. Just the aromas of the ...MAR 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in ...MAR 13, 2016Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2016Health & Medicine
Of course we all know about the grand discovered and undiscovered potential that rainforests harbor for medicinal remedi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2016Health & Medicine
​ ​Your body needs cholesterol. Cholesterol plays a vital role in the synthesis of steroid hormones, vitamin D, and bile ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 04, 2016Immunology
All food allergies are not created equal. In fact, researchers from the University of Southampton set out to prove just ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
Take twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed. Take with food. Do not exceed recommended dosage. Take one or ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 04, 2016Neuroscience
Everyone has seen the ad from the 80’s with a frying pan and an egg, “This is your brain on drugs” and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 02, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2016Plants & Animals
A 38-year-old man in Shiyan, China had been suffering issues with pain in his stomach, nausea, and an iron deficiency, a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that secondary bile acids in the intestine may inhibit the growth o ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 06, 2016Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 23, 2015Health & Medicine
There are three types of fat cells: white, beige, and brown fat cells. White fat cells are responsible for obesity. They ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 04, 2015Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2015Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 16, 2015Microbiology
An epidemic of coffee rust, caused by a pathogenic fungus, has ravaged Latin American plantations over the past couple o ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2015Immunology
Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been studying immune action in cases of inflammato ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are the building blocks of the cell through which vital cellular functions are carried out. Remarkably, there a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2015Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2016
Videos
Imagine it's dinnertime, and you're at your favorite restaurant waiting for your meal to arrive. Just the aromas of the
...
MAR 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The microbiome is a specialized collection of bacteria residing in the human body. Mostly famous for their existence in
...
MAR 13, 2016
Cardiology
The healthy, beneficial bacteria that live in the human gut break down choline and produce a compound called TMAO while
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2016
Health & Medicine
Of course we all know about the grand discovered and undiscovered potential that rainforests harbor for medicinal remedi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2016
Health & Medicine
​ ​Your body needs cholesterol. Cholesterol plays a vital role in the synthesis of steroid hormones, vitamin D, and bile
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 04, 2016
Immunology
All food allergies are not created equal. In fact, researchers from the University of Southampton set out to prove just
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists in the U.S. and Bangladesh claim to have found a link between excessive bacterial growth in the small intesti
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
Take twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed. Take with food. Do not exceed recommended dosage. Take one or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Tiny animals such as zooplankton make the world’s biggest migration—from feeding at the open ocean’s s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 04, 2016
Neuroscience
Everyone has seen the ad from the 80’s with a frying pan and an egg, “This is your brain on drugs” and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 02, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Single-stranded molecules of DNA called “aptamers” have been studied since 1990 for their ability to bind an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
A 38-year-old man in Shiyan, China had been suffering issues with pain in his stomach, nausea, and an iron deficiency, a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at North Carolina State University found that secondary bile acids in the intestine may inhibit the growth o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 06, 2016
Immunology
Over time humans evolved alongside a beneficial microbial community, called the microbiome. In return for a place to liv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
There are three types of fat cells: white, beige, and brown fat cells. White fat cells are responsible for obesity. They
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
DEC 04, 2015
Immunology
In a novel study demonstrating the influence of the immune system on gut bacteria evolution, scientists from the Insitit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2015
Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 16, 2015
Microbiology
An epidemic of coffee rust, caused by a pathogenic fungus, has ravaged Latin American plantations over the past couple o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2015
Immunology
Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been studying immune action in cases of inflammato
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are the building blocks of the cell through which vital cellular functions are carried out. Remarkably, there a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 08, 2015
Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker