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DNA Damage
DNA Damage: is an alteration in the chemical structure of DNA, such as a break in a strand of DNA, a base missing from the backbone of DNA, or a chemically changed base such as 8-OHdG. DNA damage can occur naturally or via environmental factors.
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AUG 19, 2016Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f ...AUG 16, 2016Cancer
In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the most deadly nuclear bombs in the history of warfare on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, J ...AUG 04, 2016Cancer
Olympians in Rio aren’t the only ones coveting gold – scientists at Niels Bohr Institute are using physics a ...AUG 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
DNA and RNA have nearly identical building blocks yet DNA seems “chosen” to be the holder of genetic informa ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 02, 2016Cardiology
Astronauts are on average highly educated and have access to top-notch medical care. Their health outcomes are subsequen ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2016Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA replication likes one direction. Not the boy band, but rather it prefers to replicate in a certain direction over th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2016Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo ...JUL 07, 2016Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da ...JUN 27, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New work published in Molecular Psychiatry now reports an association of CNV and schizophrenia. In collaboration wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2016Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo ...JUN 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For couples who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) ma ...JUN 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early ...JUN 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
ATP is a critical molecule. Required by all cells and made by the mitochondria, it’s the energy source for process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer ( ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2016Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease that has been puzzling neuroscientists and researchers for decades. There ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 01, 2016Cardiology
After the heart muscle cells of a newborn develop to a certain point where the body has seemed to consider is sturdy eno ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2016Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive ...MAY 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer, also known as melanoma. To prevent this, doctors often a ...MAY 17, 2016Cardiology
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health found in seafood, meat, grains, and dairy products. Pregnant women sh ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 19, 2016
Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s tragically ironic that in medicine, sometimes the cure is almost as harmful as the poison. This is the case f
...
AUG 16, 2016
Cancer
In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the most deadly nuclear bombs in the history of warfare on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, J
...
AUG 04, 2016
Cancer
Olympians in Rio aren’t the only ones coveting gold – scientists at Niels Bohr Institute are using physics a
...
AUG 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
DNA and RNA have nearly identical building blocks yet DNA seems “chosen” to be the holder of genetic informa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 02, 2016
Cardiology
Astronauts are on average highly educated and have access to top-notch medical care. Their health outcomes are subsequen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2016
Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
DNA replication likes one direction. Not the boy band, but rather it prefers to replicate in a certain direction over th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2016
Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo
...
JUL 07, 2016
Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da
...
JUN 27, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work published in Molecular Psychiatry now reports an association of CNV and schizophrenia. In collaboration wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
For unknown reasons, T lymphocytes are known to go rogue, leaving the bloodstream to attack the myelin sheath, the insul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Cardiology
For unknown reasons, a new study has uncovered the ability of a protein called hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo
...
JUN 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For couples who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) ma
...
JUN 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early
...
JUN 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
ATP is a critical molecule. Required by all cells and made by the mitochondria, it’s the energy source for process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer (
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2016
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease that has been puzzling neuroscientists and researchers for decades. There
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 01, 2016
Cardiology
After the heart muscle cells of a newborn develop to a certain point where the body has seemed to consider is sturdy eno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2016
Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive
...
MAY 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the leading cause of skin cancer, also known as melanoma. To prevent this, doctors often a
...
MAY 17, 2016
Cardiology
Selenium is an essential nutrient for human health found in seafood, meat, grains, and dairy products. Pregnant women sh
...
Written By:
Kara Marker