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A hormone is a chemical substance that controls and regulates cell or organ activity. They are produced in the body and are fundamental to daily activities such as digestion, metabolism, and growth.
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FEB 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Intrinsic biophysical properties of proteins hold valuable clues about how they function and their role in disease. Take ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 04, 2020Immunology
At mealtime, every mouthful of food contains a possible risk of incoming pathogens to the digestive system. The gut take ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system benefits when we eat regular meals.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to dru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
A future where patients no longer need to endure expensive, painful and complicated cancer tests could soon become a rea ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) alters nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. Famously rega ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that there are around 70 million pet dogs in the United States, with around 36 percent of househ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A team of researchers from New York’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have created a new strain of tomatoes that can ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 25, 2019Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2019Cancer
Research published recently in the Journal of National Cancer Institute suggests a new form of cancer prevention: losing ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 12, 2019Health & Medicine
While it may be the most wonderful time of the year filled with an abundance of sweet treats, new research cautions thos ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 06, 2019Health & Medicine
For many women, hair color and style are significant components of their identity. However, troubling information from a ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 05, 2019Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Pharmaceutical drugs aren’t doing the job for women with endometriosis pain, and cannabis seems to be an exceeding ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine have developed a new way to determine what our genes ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Blue light caused damage even in flies that did not have eyes, and if given a choice, fruit flies will avoid blue light.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about the molecules that brown fat releases.Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Intrinsic biophysical properties of proteins hold valuable clues about how they function and their role in disease. Take
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 04, 2020
Immunology
At mealtime, every mouthful of food contains a possible risk of incoming pathogens to the digestive system. The gut take
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that our immune system benefits when we eat regular meals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that changes in the structure of the genome in breast cancer cells can make them resistant to dru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A future where patients no longer need to endure expensive, painful and complicated cancer tests could soon become a rea
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to turn unhealthy white fat, which stores calories, to healthier brown or beige fat that burns calories
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) alters nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. Famously rega
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that there are around 70 million pet dogs in the United States, with around 36 percent of househ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A team of researchers from New York’s Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have created a new strain of tomatoes that can
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 25, 2019
Neuroscience
Living amid high levels of air pollution increases one’s risk of developing depression and commiting suicide, says
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2019
Cancer
Research published recently in the Journal of National Cancer Institute suggests a new form of cancer prevention: losing
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 12, 2019
Health & Medicine
While it may be the most wonderful time of the year filled with an abundance of sweet treats, new research cautions thos
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
For many women, hair color and style are significant components of their identity. However, troubling information from a
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Pharmaceutical drugs aren’t doing the job for women with endometriosis pain, and cannabis seems to be an exceeding
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists at the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine have developed a new way to determine what our genes
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Blue light caused damage even in flies that did not have eyes, and if given a choice, fruit flies will avoid blue light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about the molecules that brown fat releases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch