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Functional Medicine
Functional Medicine: is a form of alternative medicine which proponents say focuses on interactions between the environment and the gastrointestinal, endocrine, and immune systems, but competitors have described it as "pseudoscientific silliness" and quackery.
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MAY 27, 2016Cancer
Cancer cells adapt cunning ways to evade death. In a new instance, researchers have found yet another hiding place: the ...MAY 26, 2016Health & Medicine
All antihistamine drugs on the market today block only the H1 receptor, but there are three more histamine receptors tha ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 25, 2016Microbiology
A bacterium called Burkholderia multivorans adapts and changes in bursts in order to survive in the lungs of cystic fibr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2016Neuroscience
We often hear that our overly busy, overly scheduled lives cause too much stress. Stress that is bad for our health, bad ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 24, 2016Cardiology
Recent studies analyzing the global burden of atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels that leads to co ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 24, 2016Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 24, 2016Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 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 23, 2016Neuroscience
The field of neuroeconomics combines psychology, economics, and neuroscience to get a more comprehensive picture of huma ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 23, 2016Neuroscience
Ketamine has been studied more than a few times recently for it’s use as a treatment for depression. The most rece ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 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 19, 2016Cardiology
Jessica Wagenseil, PhD, and her team from Washington University in St. Louis compared plaque buildup in two mice groups: ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
From the dead skin cells that slough off, to the fallen strands of hair – people leave biological traces behind ev ...MAY 19, 2016Neuroscience
Much more so than a dog who harkens to his master’s voice on an old record label, children will always recognize a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 18, 2016Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Microbiology
Human skin has a habitat that is conducive to hosting a veritable microcosm of organisms. Fungi, bacteria and viruses ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2016Microbiology
Small genetic changes in Staphylococcus aureus affect how and where these bacteria infect people. Staph is a normal part ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital broke new grounds as they announced the first penis transplant in U.S. history ...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 MarkerMAY 16, 2016Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2016Neuroscience
The common wisdom in learning a language suggests that the younger a person is, the better they will do. However, that d ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 15, 2016Health & Medicine
Approximately 468,000 individuals are on dialysis for kidney failure. Dialysis is a life-saving procedure, but it is not ...Written By: Cassidy Reich
MAY 27, 2016
Cancer
Cancer cells adapt cunning ways to evade death. In a new instance, researchers have found yet another hiding place: the
...
MAY 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
All antihistamine drugs on the market today block only the H1 receptor, but there are three more histamine receptors tha
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 25, 2016
Microbiology
A bacterium called Burkholderia multivorans adapts and changes in bursts in order to survive in the lungs of cystic fibr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2016
Neuroscience
We often hear that our overly busy, overly scheduled lives cause too much stress. Stress that is bad for our health, bad
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Recent studies analyzing the global burden of atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque in the blood vessels that leads to co
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 24, 2016
Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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 23, 2016
Neuroscience
The field of neuroeconomics combines psychology, economics, and neuroscience to get a more comprehensive picture of huma
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 23, 2016
Neuroscience
Ketamine has been studied more than a few times recently for it’s use as a treatment for depression. The most rece
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Obesity increases one's risk of developing certain diseases, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke. The symptoms
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
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 19, 2016
Cardiology
Jessica Wagenseil, PhD, and her team from Washington University in St. Louis compared plaque buildup in two mice groups:
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
From the dead skin cells that slough off, to the fallen strands of hair – people leave biological traces behind ev
...
MAY 19, 2016
Neuroscience
Much more so than a dog who harkens to his master’s voice on an old record label, children will always recognize a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Microbiology
Human skin has a habitat that is conducive to hosting a veritable microcosm of organisms. Fungi, bacteria and viruses ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2016
Microbiology
Small genetic changes in Staphylococcus aureus affect how and where these bacteria infect people. Staph is a normal part
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital broke new grounds as they announced the first penis transplant in U.S. history
...
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
MAY 16, 2016
Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2016
Neuroscience
The common wisdom in learning a language suggests that the younger a person is, the better they will do. However, that d
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
Approximately 468,000 individuals are on dialysis for kidney failure. Dialysis is a life-saving procedure, but it is not
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich