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Fat: is one of the three main macronutrients. Fat molecules consist of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Examples include cholesterol and phospholipids. The terms "lipid", "oil" and "fat" are often confused.
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MAR 05, 2019Videos
The global population is currently 7.7 billion (though you'll note that it was 7.6 billion at the time that this vid ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
During development, cells have to proliferate and specialize into every type that constructs the body, and communicate a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2019Cancer
Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally gro ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a rare, granulomatous disease that is found in the lungs of 90% of people diagnosed, but it can affect an ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAR 03, 2019Health & Medicine
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Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 27, 2019Immunology
Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide.Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 25, 2019Neuroscience
In the largest planned study to examine the effects of a new Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is underway. It will involve 4 ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) face few treatment options. DMD is a progressive muscle wea ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 24, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule (also known as 2014 MU69) on Ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2019Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) scoring is a highly problematic method of calculating a person's body fat percentage. The BMI ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 23, 2019Videos
Let's go ahead and bust some of these food myths. Take the idea that wooden cutting boards accumulate dangerous bact ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2019Videos
The FDA has warned consumers not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While cancer rates are dropping in general, colorectal cancer is becoming more common in people under the age of 55.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
If a species wants to survive, genetic information has to be passed successfully from one generation to the next.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2019Cardiology
High-Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is a form of cardiovascular interval training that uses short bursts of near- ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 20, 2019Immunology
People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memoryWritten By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have teamed up to combat African sleeping sickness, which is caused by trypanosomes, unicellular protozoans t ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 20, 2019Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2019Cardiology
Obesity in children is a complex condition associated with a number of risk factors. Obesity is generally characterized ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2019Videos
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2019
Videos
The global population is currently 7.7 billion (though you'll note that it was 7.6 billion at the time that this vid
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
During development, cells have to proliferate and specialize into every type that constructs the body, and communicate a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2019
Cancer
Human ancestors often resorted to fasting when stricken with an illness as a way to prevent infectious or abnormally gro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Sarcoidosis is a rare, granulomatous disease that is found in the lungs of 90% of people diagnosed, but it can affect an
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 03, 2019
Health & Medicine
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk (cervids) has been rapidly spreading across North America and ha
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAR 02, 2019
Videos
In theory, curing a genetic disease is as simple as fixing the genetic mutation that causes it. But that's far easier sa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the c
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Researchers can now explain how a cell that is being attacked by bacteria or viruses specifically manages to 'sound the
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 27, 2019
Immunology
Drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin that relieve pain and lower fever are among the most frequently used drugs worldwide.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 25, 2019
Neuroscience
In the largest planned study to examine the effects of a new Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is underway. It will involve 4
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) face few treatment options. DMD is a progressive muscle wea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 24, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) Ultima Thule (also known as 2014 MU69) on Ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2019
Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) scoring is a highly problematic method of calculating a person's body fat percentage. The BMI
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 23, 2019
Videos
Let's go ahead and bust some of these food myths. Take the idea that wooden cutting boards accumulate dangerous bact
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2019
Videos
The FDA has warned consumers not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While cancer rates are dropping in general, colorectal cancer is becoming more common in people under the age of 55.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
If a species wants to survive, genetic information has to be passed successfully from one generation to the next.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2019
Cardiology
High-Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, is a form of cardiovascular interval training that uses short bursts of near-
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 20, 2019
Immunology
People who have chronic inflammation in middle-age may develop problems with thinking and memory
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have teamed up to combat African sleeping sickness, which is caused by trypanosomes, unicellular protozoans t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 20, 2019
Microbiology
Imbalances in the microbial community that lives in the human gut have been connected to a variety of disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2019
Cardiology
Obesity in children is a complex condition associated with a number of risk factors. Obesity is generally characterized
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2019
Videos
Ticks transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, which infects about 300,000 people every year in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch