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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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MAR 05, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Globally, the most prevalent inherited blood disease is sickle cell which affects 70,000 to 100,000 Americans. Despite s ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 03, 2021Microbiology
Medical treatments for the care of premature babies have allowed many individuals to get through that challenge and lead ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that heart problems can lead to disruptions in gene activity in the memory c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Research scientists have to be able to manipulate molecules in cells to learn more about their function, what goes wrong ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2021Immunology
Most organ systems are protected by a cavalry of immune cells present in the circulation—but not the brain. Consid ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 22, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Science, researchers have created an antiviral nasal spray that could help us get the COVID-19 pandemic und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2021Technology
Millions of Americans are receiving their COVID19 vaccine everyday—however, officials say that it will take months ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when the spinal cord of a developing infant doesn't form correctly, because ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Immunology
Australian researchers have discovered a regenerative factor produced by immune cells that drives the repair and regener ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 12, 2021Microbiology
It seems that if we don't eat healthy foods as children, it can have a lifelong, negative impact on our health and w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes, and the ones in our guts - the gut microbiome - plays an essential role in ou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammation can be a crucial process; the body needs it to heal injuries and prevent infection. But inflammatory proces ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2021Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2021Cardiology
Spinal cord injury patients obviously have to deal with the loss of function, but another, less obvious problem many of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2021Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Germany have found that Multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated inflammation in the cerebral cortex destroys ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Immunology
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAR 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Globally, the most prevalent inherited blood disease is sickle cell which affects 70,000 to 100,000 Americans. Despite s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 03, 2021
Microbiology
Medical treatments for the care of premature babies have allowed many individuals to get through that challenge and lead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have used a mouse model to show that heart problems can lead to disruptions in gene activity in the memory c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Research scientists have to be able to manipulate molecules in cells to learn more about their function, what goes wrong
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2021
Immunology
Most organ systems are protected by a cavalry of immune cells present in the circulation—but not the brain. Consid
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 22, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Science, researchers have created an antiviral nasal spray that could help us get the COVID-19 pandemic und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2021
Technology
Millions of Americans are receiving their COVID19 vaccine everyday—however, officials say that it will take months
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Spina bifida is a birth defect that happens when the spinal cord of a developing infant doesn't form correctly, because
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Immunology
Australian researchers have discovered a regenerative factor produced by immune cells that drives the repair and regener
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 12, 2021
Microbiology
It seems that if we don't eat healthy foods as children, it can have a lifelong, negative impact on our health and w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Microbiology
Humans carry around trillions of microbes, and the ones in our guts - the gut microbiome - plays an essential role in ou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammation can be a crucial process; the body needs it to heal injuries and prevent infection. But inflammatory proces
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
By the time stomach cancer is diagnosed, it’s often bad news for patients. The disease often presents with relativ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2021
Cardiology
Spinal cord injury patients obviously have to deal with the loss of function, but another, less obvious problem many of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2021
Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Germany have found that Multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated inflammation in the cerebral cortex destroys
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Immunology
Natural killer cells, or NK cells, are specialized immune cells of the innate immune system. Their job revolves around e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes