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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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JUN 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a hormone that's produced by a specific set of cells in the pancreas, and it functions to regulate blood ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer continues to ravage the US, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease in her lifetime ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 31, 2020Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2020Immunology
The immune landscape is staggeringly complex, with a myriad of genetically and functionally distinct immune cell subpopu ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Science Advances identified a novel composition of materials that hopes to improve the options ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2020Cancer
Genetics can be complicated to say the least. Sometimes it can be as simple as a single mutation in one gene that causes ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 17, 2020Technology
How real is video game addiction? We often hear of the negative implications for long-term video game use but is it fair ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2020Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 13, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is usually associated with cognitive deficits such as short term memory loss, and problems maintaining attentio ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2020Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work suggests that it may be possible to dampen autoimmunity or promote an immune attack on cancer through a bioche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2020Cancer
In a cell, there are tens of thousands of individual components. Each component has a specific activity or role that the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 06, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis products become more mainstream, increasing numbers of people from every age bracket are using them. Researc ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 06, 2020Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup ...Written By: Lawrence RennaMAY 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is a hormone that's produced by a specific set of cells in the pancreas, and it functions to regulate blood
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer continues to ravage the US, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease in her lifetime
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 31, 2020
Microbiology
The Zika virus, which is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, poses significant risks to the developing fetus, and new work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2020
Immunology
The immune landscape is staggeringly complex, with a myriad of genetically and functionally distinct immune cell subpopu
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria can form tough communities called biofilms, which are difficult to remove and can resist the effects of antimic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Science Advances identified a novel composition of materials that hopes to improve the options
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential biomarker for autism has been identified in infants: the levels of a hormone called vasopressin found
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2020
Cancer
Genetics can be complicated to say the least. Sometimes it can be as simple as a single mutation in one gene that causes
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 17, 2020
Technology
How real is video game addiction? We often hear of the negative implications for long-term video game use but is it fair
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2020
Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 13, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is usually associated with cognitive deficits such as short term memory loss, and problems maintaining attentio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Microbiology
Hepatitis is a term for liver inflammation. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are caused by viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work suggests that it may be possible to dampen autoimmunity or promote an immune attack on cancer through a bioche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2020
Cancer
In a cell, there are tens of thousands of individual components. Each component has a specific activity or role that the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 06, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis products become more mainstream, increasing numbers of people from every age bracket are using them. Researc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2020
Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
MAY 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch