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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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APR 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Viral infections that make their way into the heart can cause a spectrum of damage to the cardiovascular system, dependi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 04, 2016Plants & Animals
Around 140 years ago, American Bison were brought over to Canada from the United States state of Montana by the Blackfee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 31, 2016Cancer
This year, doctors will diagnose over 240,000 new cases of breast cancer in women. Mammograms have been the standard fir ...MAR 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation, a result from an overexcited, mi ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 29, 2016Immunology
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 26, 2016Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge ...MAR 25, 2016Health & Medicine
Both men and women with no previous history of coronary heart disease present the same symptoms during their first visit ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
What does Brad Pitt have in common with a fruit fly? They both have cowlicks—a swirl of hair caused by a patternin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 23, 2016Cancer
In a large drug screening trial, scientists identified a unique drug combination that is effective against the most aggr ...MAR 22, 2016Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the quest to understand more about aging and how to slow down this process, scientists from Concordia University in Q ...MAR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 16, 2016Neuroscience
Chemogenetics and especially optogenetics have been game-changers in neuroscience research. By providing precise control ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAR 14, 2016Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 14, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed functional heart tissue in a lab. Their work can be used to help grow heart tissue patches us ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 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 10, 2016Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2016Microbiology
A new cell-based model of the human placenta could help explain how pathogens cross from mother to unborn child. The res ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 08, 2016Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2016Neuroscience
As a result of the war in the Middle East, there are 1,558 American soldiers who have suffered the loss of a limb. Add t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Survival of the fittest has a generally positive connotation. After all, this evolutionary principle is the driving forc ...FEB 26, 2016Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death nationally and globally. Using the most advanced 3D printing technology, sci ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
DNA, the diverse combination of just four nucleotide letters that writes our genetic code, can do more than just form a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Viral infections that make their way into the heart can cause a spectrum of damage to the cardiovascular system, dependi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
Around 140 years ago, American Bison were brought over to Canada from the United States state of Montana by the Blackfee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2016
Cancer
This year, doctors will diagnose over 240,000 new cases of breast cancer in women. Mammograms have been the standard fir
...
MAR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation, a result from an overexcited, mi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 29, 2016
Immunology
Green tea is touted for its many health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, but experiments in a laboratory mouse model
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 26, 2016
Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge
...
MAR 25, 2016
Health & Medicine
Both men and women with no previous history of coronary heart disease present the same symptoms during their first visit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
What does Brad Pitt have in common with a fruit fly? They both have cowlicks—a swirl of hair caused by a patternin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 23, 2016
Cancer
In a large drug screening trial, scientists identified a unique drug combination that is effective against the most aggr
...
MAR 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
. Health officials want to know which viruses are likely to cause an epidemic as early as possible. It’s the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the quest to understand more about aging and how to slow down this process, scientists from Concordia University in Q
...
MAR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Scientists have developed a brain implant that can turn the patient’s immune system against Alzheimer’s dise
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Chemogenetics and especially optogenetics have been game-changers in neuroscience research. By providing precise control
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 14, 2016
Immunology
New research from a collaboration between the University of Bonn, University of Cologne, and the Technical University of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 14, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers have developed functional heart tissue in a lab. Their work can be used to help grow heart tissue patches us
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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 10, 2016
Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2016
Microbiology
A new cell-based model of the human placenta could help explain how pathogens cross from mother to unborn child. The res
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 08, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have grown tiny, barely visible “mini-brains.” These balls of neurons and other human cells mimic
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells in our brain that surround neurons and neural circuits, protecting them from injury and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2016
Neuroscience
As a result of the war in the Middle East, there are 1,558 American soldiers who have suffered the loss of a limb. Add t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Survival of the fittest has a generally positive connotation. After all, this evolutionary principle is the driving forc
...
FEB 26, 2016
Cardiology
Heart disease is the leading cause of death nationally and globally. Using the most advanced 3D printing technology, sci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker