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MAY 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging is a very complex degenerative process whereby the cellular homeostasis of an organism begins to break down in an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2016Videos
While chewing gum is pretty hearty and certain components can survive the harsh conditions of the digestive process, the ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Cancer
Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower ...MAY 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i ...MAY 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2016Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 11, 2016Immunology
Normally cancerous cells do their best to hide from the immune system, but researchers from the National University of S ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2016Immunology
In a new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 03, 2016Cardiology
Including a small amount of chocolate in your daily diet might help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance—and, a ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 02, 2016Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Starving immune cells of key nutrients thwarts their ability to launch an allergic response, according to new resea ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 28, 2016Earth & The Environment
Were the early building blocks of life in a humble puddle? Scientists working toward that hypothesis have ac ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 27, 2016Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d ...APR 19, 2016Videos
Crippling fear of snakes, called ophidiophobia, affects nearly a third of adult humans. This makes it the most commonly ...APR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The quest for male contraception is ongoing and may have gotten a little boost, as researchers at University of Virginia ...APR 11, 2016Immunology
If you thought finding a needle in a haystack was hard, try maneuvering a T lymphocyte through the “three-dimensio ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2016Cardiology
Antiviral medications used to control HIV and prevent its progression to AIDS improve the health and increase survival f ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 11, 2016Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved ...APR 10, 2016Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 05, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, currently affecting 5.5 million people in the U.S. T ...Written By: Cassidy ReichAPR 05, 2016Cardiology
Most women being seen by a doctor for the first time with suspected heart disease actually experience the same classic s ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 29, 2016Health & Medicine
Thanks to the introduction of HIV antivirals, doctors are more equipped to prevent the transition of HIV infection to AI ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging is a very complex degenerative process whereby the cellular homeostasis of an organism begins to break down in an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2016
Videos
While chewing gum is pretty hearty and certain components can survive the harsh conditions of the digestive process, the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower
...
MAY 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When most people think of silk, they often imagine luxurious textiles in the form of clothing or accessories. But silk i
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Microbiology
You take antibiotics for an infection, right? Broad-spectrum antibiotics kill the harmful bacteria, yes. The problem is
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
Normally cancerous cells do their best to hide from the immune system, but researchers from the National University of S
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2016
Immunology
In a new study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, researchers from the University of Geneva discovered a new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 03, 2016
Cardiology
Including a small amount of chocolate in your daily diet might help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance—and, a
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
It is the antibodies that detect pathogens in order to fight infections and prevent disease, but there is an entire team
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Starving immune cells of key nutrients thwarts their ability to launch an allergic response, according to new resea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 28, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Were the early building blocks of life in a humble puddle? Scientists working toward that hypothesis have ac
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 27, 2016
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
APR 19, 2016
Videos
Crippling fear of snakes, called ophidiophobia, affects nearly a third of adult humans. This makes it the most commonly
...
APR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The quest for male contraception is ongoing and may have gotten a little boost, as researchers at University of Virginia
...
APR 11, 2016
Immunology
If you thought finding a needle in a haystack was hard, try maneuvering a T lymphocyte through the “three-dimensio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Cardiology
Antiviral medications used to control HIV and prevent its progression to AIDS improve the health and increase survival f
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 11, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved
...
APR 10, 2016
Microbiology
The ESKAPE pathogens are so-named because they have managed to “escape” the activity of our modern antibioti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 05, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, currently affecting 5.5 million people in the U.S. T
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Most women being seen by a doctor for the first time with suspected heart disease actually experience the same classic s
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Thanks to the introduction of HIV antivirals, doctors are more equipped to prevent the transition of HIV infection to AI
...
Written By:
Kara Marker