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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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NOV 09, 2017Immunology
Regulatory T cells control the activity of other cells, but who regulates the regulatory T cells? Scientists from the Sa ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 06, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Chromatin remodeling is related to Fragile X Syndrome and autism; it now presents a great therapeutic target for treatme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Cancer
A systematic survey of over 2200 tumors has revealed 27 new cancer-fighting genes that could help patients battle the di ...OCT 31, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the normal function of the gene that is the most common genetic cause of late-onset ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2017Microbiology
From March 2013 to July 2017, there have been 1557 human cases and 605 deaths associated with avian influenza A virus in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2017Health & Medicine
It's a common paradox in some illnesses that while exercise and regular physical activity is is beneficial, the illn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 26, 2017Videos
Researchers that study human diseases often have to rely on animal models or human cells that grow in culture to investi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2017Microbiology
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer (CRC) is characterized by the unchecked division and surviva ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Relatively recent advancements in gene editing tools have completely revolutionized biomedical science, and now that tec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2017Neuroscience
Neuroscientists and medical researchers have known for a while that seizures can cause memory loss. This is especially r ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 23, 2017Health & Medicine
Blood vessels take damage when plagued by peripheral artery disease, and cells injected as an attempt to heal blood vess ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 21, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Health & Medicine
For the first time, researchers dare to suggest they may have found a functional cure for HIV, the viral infection that ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells are hold tremendous therapeutic value, but it has been a challenge finding a way to harvest enough of them fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Following a heart attack, cells of the heart muscle tissue are in danger of damage and death, because the tissue is left ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re ...OCT 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 10, 2017Plants & Animals
At least 100 hippopotamuses are dead in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park as of last week, and animal experts and v ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 09, 2017Cardiology
When your muscles feel stiff - if you’ve just woken up or you’re sore from exercise - it’s difficult t ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new way to deliver CRISPR that doesn't require a virus, and that worked better than CRISPR-Cas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2017Microbiology
With eradication within reach, a new study analyzes the cost-effectiveness of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Guinea wo ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 09, 2017
Immunology
Regulatory T cells control the activity of other cells, but who regulates the regulatory T cells? Scientists from the Sa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Chromatin remodeling is related to Fragile X Syndrome and autism; it now presents a great therapeutic target for treatme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Cancer
A systematic survey of over 2200 tumors has revealed 27 new cancer-fighting genes that could help patients battle the di
...
OCT 31, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about the normal function of the gene that is the most common genetic cause of late-onset
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2017
Microbiology
From March 2013 to July 2017, there have been 1557 human cases and 605 deaths associated with avian influenza A virus in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans are not alone in developing Alzheimer's Disease, although it is seen in very few other species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2017
Health & Medicine
It's a common paradox in some illnesses that while exercise and regular physical activity is is beneficial, the illn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 26, 2017
Videos
Researchers that study human diseases often have to rely on animal models or human cells that grow in culture to investi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2017
Microbiology
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer (CRC) is characterized by the unchecked division and surviva
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Relatively recent advancements in gene editing tools have completely revolutionized biomedical science, and now that tec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2017
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists and medical researchers have known for a while that seizures can cause memory loss. This is especially r
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 23, 2017
Health & Medicine
Blood vessels take damage when plagued by peripheral artery disease, and cells injected as an attempt to heal blood vess
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 21, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Health & Medicine
For the first time, researchers dare to suggest they may have found a functional cure for HIV, the viral infection that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells are hold tremendous therapeutic value, but it has been a challenge finding a way to harvest enough of them fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Following a heart attack, cells of the heart muscle tissue are in danger of damage and death, because the tissue is left
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The precious fluid that protects a baby in the womb may also hold the potential to restore bone loss. Such discovery, re
...
OCT 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
At least 100 hippopotamuses are dead in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park as of last week, and animal experts and v
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 09, 2017
Cardiology
When your muscles feel stiff - if you’ve just woken up or you’re sore from exercise - it’s difficult t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young have been awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Med
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new way to deliver CRISPR that doesn't require a virus, and that worked better than CRISPR-Cas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2017
Microbiology
With eradication within reach, a new study analyzes the cost-effectiveness of eradicating Guinea worm disease. Guinea wo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans