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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 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that synapses in the brain strike a balance; as some get larger, others shrink.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2018Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The artificial sweetener affects intestinal cells, and microbes that live in the gut.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2018Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 20, 2018Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune responseWritten By:MAR 20, 2018Immunology
Heart failure that ultimately results from disease factors like high blood pressure can be predicted and potentially pre ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cellsWritten By:MAR 15, 2018Cardiology
Injecting healthy heart cells grown in the lab is a promising treatment option for people with heart diseases whose own ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2018Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
People who are affected by autism have to contend with serious social difficulties, for which there is no effective trea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new sensory tool to detect and diagnose inflammatory diseases measures and analyzes molecules as they pass single-file ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that is unpredictable and often disabling in affected individuals. It ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2018Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2018Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 02, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Study to develop method for CB2R expression and ligand engagement to further therapeutic research using CB2R agonists fo ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder affecting around 1.3 million people. Those patients may eventually use a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2018Health & Medicine
Various research studies and clinical trials have found that there are some health benefits to having an occasional glas ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2018Cardiology
A genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration is mostly visible because of the toll it takes on young p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 25, 2018Videos
Yeast has been used extensively in the laboratory as a research model, and while it may seem unlikely, our cells actuall ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have a new way to study diseases and understand how they develop - all thanks to an algorithm that punches in ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2018Cardiology
The inflammatory response following a heart attack affects another organ too: the kidneys. From the University of Alabam ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that synapses in the brain strike a balance; as some get larger, others shrink.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The artificial sweetener affects intestinal cells, and microbes that live in the gut.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2018
Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune response
Written By:
MAR 20, 2018
Immunology
Heart failure that ultimately results from disease factors like high blood pressure can be predicted and potentially pre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cells
Written By:
MAR 15, 2018
Cardiology
Injecting healthy heart cells grown in the lab is a promising treatment option for people with heart diseases whose own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
People who are affected by autism have to contend with serious social difficulties, for which there is no effective trea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new sensory tool to detect and diagnose inflammatory diseases measures and analyzes molecules as they pass single-file
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that is unpredictable and often disabling in affected individuals. It
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
There's no question that if smallpox were to reappear, it would be a global health emergency. While it was eradicate
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 02, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Study to develop method for CB2R expression and ligand engagement to further therapeutic research using CB2R agonists fo
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder affecting around 1.3 million people. Those patients may eventually use a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
Various research studies and clinical trials have found that there are some health benefits to having an occasional glas
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2018
Cardiology
A genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration is mostly visible because of the toll it takes on young p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2018
Videos
Yeast has been used extensively in the laboratory as a research model, and while it may seem unlikely, our cells actuall
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have a new way to study diseases and understand how they develop - all thanks to an algorithm that punches in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2018
Cardiology
The inflammatory response following a heart attack affects another organ too: the kidneys. From the University of Alabam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker