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Disease: is a disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms that is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
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JAN 20, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The expression of genes has to be carefully regulated in cells; active genes give cells their identity and ability to fu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Some missense mutations are known to cause disease. But what about the thousands of other missense mutations that have u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
In late November 2024, the World Health Organization was alerted to a serious public health crisis in a region of the Co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The active genes in the body have to be copied, or transcribed into RNA molecules, which are then processed in a variety ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The expression of genes has to be very carefully controlled by cells; serious problems can arise when genes are expresse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o ...Written By: Joshua AehNOV 24, 2024Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known that the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up resi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2024Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a process in which cells die off, intentionally. This programmed cell death helps eliminate billions of cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Extracellular vesicles are little sacs that can work as a kind of messenger that delivers signals from one cell to anoth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is excessively high. It can be managed by checking blood sugar levels regul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have potentially discovered the cause of a chronic condition called psoriasis, a disorder that causes scaly, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2024Technology
What advancements can be made to improve the efficiency and accuracy of studying worldwide diseases? This is what a rece ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 02, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome contains many common features and characteristics beyond just being made of four bases. There are prote ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
About 2,300 infants die from SIDS every year in the US, and scientists are still working to determine what causes this d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2024Microbiology
For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2024Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used an organoid model to gain new insights into Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic disorder that cau ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The expression of genes has to be carefully regulated in cells; active genes give cells their identity and ability to fu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Some missense mutations are known to cause disease. But what about the thousands of other missense mutations that have u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In late November 2024, the World Health Organization was alerted to a serious public health crisis in a region of the Co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The active genes in the body have to be copied, or transcribed into RNA molecules, which are then processed in a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The expression of genes has to be very carefully controlled by cells; serious problems can arise when genes are expresse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
NOV 24, 2024
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known that the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2024
Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a process in which cells die off, intentionally. This programmed cell death helps eliminate billions of cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Extracellular vesicles are little sacs that can work as a kind of messenger that delivers signals from one cell to anoth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is excessively high. It can be managed by checking blood sugar levels regul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have potentially discovered the cause of a chronic condition called psoriasis, a disorder that causes scaly,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2024
Technology
What advancements can be made to improve the efficiency and accuracy of studying worldwide diseases? This is what a rece
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome contains many common features and characteristics beyond just being made of four bases. There are prote
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
About 2,300 infants die from SIDS every year in the US, and scientists are still working to determine what causes this d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2024
Microbiology
For the past several years, millions of birds around the world have been killed or culled because of a highly pathogenic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used an organoid model to gain new insights into Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic disorder that cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch