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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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FEB 12, 2016Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’ ...FEB 11, 2016Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 09, 2016Health & Medicine
Obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions are a huge problem for which there is not yet an effective solution. A ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund ...FEB 05, 2016Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have more than three times the odds of generalized anxiety disor ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 02, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 01, 2016Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 31, 2016Genetics & Genomics
If you’ve ever taken a biology class, you have an understanding of what a gene is. You would be familiar with the ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 29, 2016Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers recently discovered genetic overlaps in genes linked to mental abilities, educational attainment, disorders, ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 26, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In order for the body to produced proteins to perform countless functions for daily maintenance, messenger RNA (mRNA) mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time, scientists have been successful at engineering cardiac muscle cells from stem cells that actually be ...JAN 22, 2016Health & Medicine
New research suggests obese children have neurological differences that make them more prone to overeating, but practici ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time, ...JAN 15, 2016Health & Medicine
The next time you’re home sick with a massive cold or the flu, cuddle up with your dog or cat. It will cheer you u ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 15, 2016Health & Medicine
While inflammation triggered by the immune system is a vital response in many cases like when pathogens invade the body, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Immunology
A new discovery was made in the world of atherosclerosis research. Malfunction of macrophage lysosomes, known for their ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Scientists have known for a while that marijuana definitely affects brain chemistry, function and structure. Studies hav ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 13, 2016Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 12, 2016Cancer
A gene that is known to suppress the growth and spread of many types of cancer has the opposite effect in some forms of ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 12, 2016
Immunology
Vitamin D is an essential micronutrient that must be obtained from the environment; the body does not make it on its own
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
It seems that scientists are on the verge of revolutionizing how doctors diagnose and treat early stage Alzheimer’
...
FEB 11, 2016
Cardiology
Eat them in a smoothie or eat them plain, either way red raspberries are a gold mine of healthy compounds, dense with nu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 09, 2016
Health & Medicine
Obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic conditions are a huge problem for which there is not yet an effective solution. A
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever wonder how the money raised by the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS was used? Among other things, the money helped fund
...
FEB 05, 2016
Cancer
Overall brain cancer is rare, but it’s actually the most common form of solid tumors in children under 15 years ol
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have more than three times the odds of generalized anxiety disor
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 01, 2016
Microbiology
To most of us “virulent” means “aggressive,” or just plain “bad,” but to a microbiol
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 31, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
If you’ve ever taken a biology class, you have an understanding of what a gene is. You would be familiar with the
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
A drug used to treat high blood pressure could be the answer to treating and preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Alzhe
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 29, 2016
Cardiology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the United States, and a recent study has
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
Researchers recently discovered genetic overlaps in genes linked to mental abilities, educational attainment, disorders,
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 26, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In order for the body to produced proteins to perform countless functions for daily maintenance, messenger RNA (mRNA) mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time, scientists have been successful at engineering cardiac muscle cells from stem cells that actually be
...
JAN 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
New research suggests obese children have neurological differences that make them more prone to overeating, but practici
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Traumatic brain injuries kill about 50,000 Americans every year. To minimize mortality risks and speed up recovery time,
...
JAN 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
The next time you’re home sick with a massive cold or the flu, cuddle up with your dog or cat. It will cheer you u
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
While inflammation triggered by the immune system is a vital response in many cases like when pathogens invade the body,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Immunology
A new discovery was made in the world of atherosclerosis research. Malfunction of macrophage lysosomes, known for their
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists have known for a while that marijuana definitely affects brain chemistry, function and structure. Studies hav
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 12, 2016
Cancer
A gene that is known to suppress the growth and spread of many types of cancer has the opposite effect in some forms of
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)