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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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JAN 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Kabuki syndrome is a rare multisystemic disorder that causes delays in growth, distinctive facial features, short statur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Microbiology
Most adenoviruses infect the respiratory system. But there are variants of these viruses that infect the gastrointestina ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of formi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Only 10 percent of icebergs are visible on the surface of the water; the remaining 90 percent remains submerged. ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 13, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs, may prot ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 12, 2021Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2021Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a ...Written By: Heba El-wassefJAN 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There has long been debate about whether viruses are a form of life, because many of them are only made up of a bit of g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The study of the genome once seemed like a straightforward process: a specific short sequence of three nucleotide bases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. White fat is what we're usually thinking of when we think of flabby tissue that stores excess c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2021Cancer
Racial health disparities are glaringly obvious in the case of prostate cancer where the risk level is roughly 75% highe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of a CAR T cell therapy called axicabtagene cil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The neuronal connections in the human brain are more complex than anything we can build artificially right now. But rese ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that as many as one in one hundred people are born with a brain disorder known as Chiari 1 malformation, bu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2020Immunology
Bumpy, inflamed, ring-shaped lesions on the skin—granuloma annulare (GA) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 31, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Around 1 in 54 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a broad range of conditions tha ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Kabuki syndrome is a rare multisystemic disorder that causes delays in growth, distinctive facial features, short statur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Microbiology
Most adenoviruses infect the respiratory system. But there are variants of these viruses that infect the gastrointestina
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of formi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Only 10 percent of icebergs are visible on the surface of the water; the remaining 90 percent remains submerged.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 13, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found that hydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs, may prot
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 12, 2021
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Immunology
The first organ transplant—performed over 60 years ago—was a success because the donor and recipient were id
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2021
Immunology
Macrophages are a type of immune cell that can detect and destruct bacteria, viruses, and harmful materials. They a
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
JAN 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome is a rare disorder that impacts around 400 people in the world. Many people have he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There has long been debate about whether viruses are a form of life, because many of them are only made up of a bit of g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The study of the genome once seemed like a straightforward process: a specific short sequence of three nucleotide bases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. White fat is what we're usually thinking of when we think of flabby tissue that stores excess c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2021
Cancer
Racial health disparities are glaringly obvious in the case of prostate cancer where the risk level is roughly 75% highe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have reported positive results from a phase 2 clinical trial of a CAR T cell therapy called axicabtagene cil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The neuronal connections in the human brain are more complex than anything we can build artificially right now. But rese
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Cardiology
Scientists have been trying to determine if the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects brain cells directly, or if the virus severely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that as many as one in one hundred people are born with a brain disorder known as Chiari 1 malformation, bu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2020
Immunology
Bumpy, inflamed, ring-shaped lesions on the skin—granuloma annulare (GA) is a chronic, inflammatory skin condition
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 31, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Around 1 in 54 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, a broad range of conditions tha
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes