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Disease Modeling
Disease modeling is the use of a disease model, which is an animal or cells containing all or some of the pathological characteristics and mechanisms of a disease, to study that particular disease.
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DEC 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when high levels of blood sugar start to silently damage bodily tissue and orga ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 25, 2021Immunology
Instead of flooding the body with antibiotics, what if we could program cells to fight off pathogens more effectively? T ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 24, 2021Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2021Health & Medicine
In therapeutic applications, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) provide highly precise targeting of pathological cells and red ...NOV 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 21, 2021Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hox genes play a critical role in mapping the development of multicellular organisms. This group of genes is also expres ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Technology
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition—by 2030, the Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearl ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 19, 2021Cardiology
An image from Nina L. Kikel-Coury & Smith Lab shows neurons and astrocyte-like cardiac nexus glia in a zebrafish heart.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Cannabis Sciences
According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), antibiotic-resistant bacterial or fungal strains infe ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 18, 2021Cardiology
It has been known for quite a while that physical activity is good for heart health and health in general. Globally, a s ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioNOV 18, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. Red flags signal ...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 15, 2021Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h ...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, 2021Cannabis Sciences
With 3 million people from the U.S. reporting clinical cases in 2015 – accompanied by an increased projected incid ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
While arthritis may not cause pain all the time, when it flares, it tends to recur in the same joints. This can create s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Energy can come at a cost. In the body, as energy is produced in our cells, those essential chemical reactions also gene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2021Microbiology
You may have heard of Toxoplasma gondii because it is so common. Cats carry this parasite, and anyone that cleans a litt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Immunology
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported ear-related issues: ringing in the ear, hearing loss, and balanc ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a common disease that occurs when high levels of blood sugar start to silently damage bodily tissue and orga
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 25, 2021
Immunology
Instead of flooding the body with antibiotics, what if we could program cells to fight off pathogens more effectively? T
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 24, 2021
Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
In therapeutic applications, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) provide highly precise targeting of pathological cells and red
...
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 21, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hox genes play a critical role in mapping the development of multicellular organisms. This group of genes is also expres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Technology
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart condition—by 2030, the Centers for Disease Control estimates that nearl
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 19, 2021
Cardiology
An image from Nina L. Kikel-Coury & Smith Lab shows neurons and astrocyte-like cardiac nexus glia in a zebrafish heart.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), antibiotic-resistant bacterial or fungal strains infe
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 18, 2021
Cardiology
It has been known for quite a while that physical activity is good for heart health and health in general. Globally, a s
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
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 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 15, 2021
Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
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
Cannabis Sciences
With 3 million people from the U.S. reporting clinical cases in 2015 – accompanied by an increased projected incid
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
While arthritis may not cause pain all the time, when it flares, it tends to recur in the same joints. This can create s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Energy can come at a cost. In the body, as energy is produced in our cells, those essential chemical reactions also gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2021
Microbiology
You may have heard of Toxoplasma gondii because it is so common. Cats carry this parasite, and anyone that cleans a litt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Immunology
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported ear-related issues: ringing in the ear, hearing loss, and balanc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes