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Fibrosis
Fibrosis: is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process. This can be a reactive, benign, or pathological state. In response to injury, this is called scarring, and if fibrosis arises from a single cell line, this is called a fibroma.
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AUG 21, 2017Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2017Health & Medicine
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Initial Demonstrations Yield Compounds with Promise for Treating COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Lung Disorders Co-autho ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)MAR 14, 2017Microbiology
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This video is presented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it features the president and founding director of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Cancer
For years, pancreatic cancer has bested even the most aggressive therapy. But now, Australian researchers report the dis ...FEB 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2017Cardiology
Sometimes a heart attack leads to heart failure later in life, and sometimes it doesn’t. Scientists are concentrat ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2016Immunology
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If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t ...DEC 10, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2016Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL — October 20, 2016 – In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in th ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
AUG 21, 2017
Cardiology
A heart attack wounds the heart similar to the way a deep cut wounds the skin: it leaves a scar. However, a scar on the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Blood is the king in the world of Point of Care Testing. But the process of drawing blood is invasive, and it represents
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2017
Health & Medicine
In celebration of 4 decades of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) here's a roundup of 6 cutting edge technologies in
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Despite intense resear
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 24, 2017
Microbiology
Biofilms are often dangerous and they can grow inside the human body on medical devices.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2017
Cancer
Foods like aged cheese, mushroom, and edamame may help prevent liver fibrosis and could possibly extend life span. This
...
APR 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Initial Demonstrations Yield Compounds with Promise for Treating COPD, Cystic Fibrosis and Other Lung Disorders Co-autho
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 14, 2017
Microbiology
Phage therapy has hit newsstands once again! People who have cystic fibrosis and other chronic lung conditions su
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 26, 2017
Cardiology
Pulmonary fibrosis can inhibit breathing due to scarring in the lungs. However, fibrosis is not limited to the lungs; it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 25, 2017
Videos
This video is presented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it features the president and founding director of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cancer
For years, pancreatic cancer has bested even the most aggressive therapy. But now, Australian researchers report the dis
...
FEB 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system has made a tremendous impact in the years since it's development. Scientists h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2017
Cardiology
Sometimes a heart attack leads to heart failure later in life, and sometimes it doesn’t. Scientists are concentrat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 17, 2016
Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t
...
DEC 10, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Immunology
Scientists are not quite sure why or how individuals develop scleroderma, and there is no current cure for the autoimmun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2016
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL — October 20, 2016 – In a discovery that advances the understanding of how marijuana works in th
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)