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Genetic Disease
Genetic diseases are disorders stemming from mutations in an individual's DNA sequence. These conditions can be a result of mutations in a single or multiple genes. An example of a genetic disease is cystic fibrosis: an inherited, progressive disease that affects the respiratory system.
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FEB 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a autoimmune genetic disease that results in a person’s pancreas not making enough insuli ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 03, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a gene is active, cellular machinery transcribes that gene into a molecule called messenger RNA. A variety of modif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2023Health & Medicine
Cole Butler is a 3rd-year PhD student in the Biomathematics Graduate Program at North Carolina State University whose re ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gained new insight into an eating disorder called ARFID, and the work has revealed that genetics are ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Immunology
Inflammation can be affected by fatty acid intake. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, and rates have been increas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2023Neuroscience
Normally, the measles virus only infects immune and epithelial cells, leaving cells of the nervous system alone. But mea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2023Cannabis Sciences
As commercial cannabis cultivation centers scale up in size, they are also discovering the need to optimiz ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 26, 2023Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Gel manicures have rapidly become a popular beauty treatment. Marketing that promotes gel manicures claim they are more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2023Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2023Neuroscience
Childhood epilepsy affects roughly 4% of the pediatric population, and there are many different types of epilepsy and se ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Rosacea is a dermatologic condition affecting the centrofacial region (cheeks, chin, nose, and forehead), resulting ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 18, 2023Neuroscience
Well established drug treatment might help some of the two-thirds of patients with Alzheimer's Disease.Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
When it comes to detecting rare cancer-causing mutations, both sensitivity and specificity matter. In the past few years ...Sponsored By: Roche Sequencing and Life ScienceJAN 16, 2023Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
As we age, the cells we carry in our bodies can pick up new mutations. Research has indicated that in many species, huma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The nucleotide bases of our DNA are read in triplets, and three nucleotides together, called a codon, represents an amin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Microbiology
A new study has shown that when people go to shopping malls, they take home more than new products, and they leave more ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are named for their star shape, and these cells, once thought to be supporting players, are now being appreci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is a autoimmune genetic disease that results in a person’s pancreas not making enough insuli
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 03, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a gene is active, cellular machinery transcribes that gene into a molecule called messenger RNA. A variety of modif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2023
Health & Medicine
Cole Butler is a 3rd-year PhD student in the Biomathematics Graduate Program at North Carolina State University whose re
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gained new insight into an eating disorder called ARFID, and the work has revealed that genetics are ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Immunology
Inflammation can be affected by fatty acid intake. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease, and rates have been increas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2023
Neuroscience
Normally, the measles virus only infects immune and epithelial cells, leaving cells of the nervous system alone. But mea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
As commercial cannabis cultivation centers scale up in size, they are also discovering the need to optimiz
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 26, 2023
Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Gel manicures have rapidly become a popular beauty treatment. Marketing that promotes gel manicures claim they are more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2023
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gut, and many of them perform essential functions that keep us healthy. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2023
Neuroscience
Childhood epilepsy affects roughly 4% of the pediatric population, and there are many different types of epilepsy and se
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Rosacea is a dermatologic condition affecting the centrofacial region (cheeks, chin, nose, and forehead), resulting
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 18, 2023
Neuroscience
Well established drug treatment might help some of the two-thirds of patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
When it comes to detecting rare cancer-causing mutations, both sensitivity and specificity matter. In the past few years
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Sequencing and Life Science
JAN 16, 2023
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 continues to cause huge numbers of infections around the world because of the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
As we age, the cells we carry in our bodies can pick up new mutations. Research has indicated that in many species, huma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The nucleotide bases of our DNA are read in triplets, and three nucleotides together, called a codon, represents an amin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Microbiology
A new study has shown that when people go to shopping malls, they take home more than new products, and they leave more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch