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Fluorescence
Fluorescence: is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. It is a form of luminescence. In most cases, the emitted light has a longer wavelength, and therefore lower energy, than the absorbed radiation.
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MAR 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, a 46-year-old man reportedly acquired a new fruit allergy to kiwis. The myster ...MAR 08, 2016Neuroscience
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A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi ...FEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
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Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 20, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When x-ray radiation fails or when complete surgical removal is not possible, chemotherapy is the next best available op ...JAN 19, 2016Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 14, 2016Microbiology
Bacteria are socialists. That’s according to University of Vermont researchers who identified a new strategy ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
The complex functions of the human brain are what develop unique personality traits, behavior, memory, and so much more. ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 30, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
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A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit ei ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 10, 2015Immunology
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New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that herpesviruses might play a role in neurological disorders ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
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MAR 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
After receiving a bone marrow transplant, a 46-year-old man reportedly acquired a new fruit allergy to kiwis. The myster
...
MAR 08, 2016
Neuroscience
There are many, many different kinds of neurons in our brain, and at some point, they all had to differentiate from thei
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 01, 2016
Neuroscience
The vast network of neurons, dendrites, axons and other hardware that is responsible for sending messages all over the b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A staggering 30-50% of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Thi
...
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 01, 2016
Cancer
Engineers are developing a handheld microscope, roughly the size of a pen, that could help surgeons see at the cellular
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 20, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When x-ray radiation fails or when complete surgical removal is not possible, chemotherapy is the next best available op
...
JAN 19, 2016
Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 14, 2016
Microbiology
Bacteria are socialists. That’s according to University of Vermont researchers who identified a new strategy
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
The complex functions of the human brain are what develop unique personality traits, behavior, memory, and so much more.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
An effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes is to transplant new pancreatic islet cells into the patient. While this ther
...
DEC 11, 2015
Microbiology
Ever had jet-lag? This woe of long-distance travelers strikes when your circadian rhythm (or, biological clock) is
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), shows how different pharmaceutical drugs hit ei
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 10, 2015
Immunology
Superior technology brings us novel images of cancer cells and lymphocytes this week, and now scientists can learn more
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2015
Microbiology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that herpesviruses might play a role in neurological disorders
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Injury, cell death, and disease to the nerve cells in the eye can cause irreversible vision loss and blindness. But rese
...
NOV 13, 2015
Videos
In the future, fertility treatments may include a "Sperm Olympics" event to select the ones that are not only the fastes
...
OCT 24, 2015
Immunology
"Patrolling monocytes" are white blood cells in the bloodstream that continuously check for cellular debris an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 20, 2015
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease effects millions of people worldwide. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
You may have heard of bioluminescent animals, which are able to produce their own light in dark conditions by using a ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Memory is an amazing thing. The brain has to process so much information that comes in, decode it and then store it some
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A modular system of proteins can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider