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Human health and disease
Human health and disease refers to understanding what contributes to human health (the staste of mental, social, and physical being) and what factors may deter health (such as disease, infection, etc.)
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APR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In 2013, University at Buffalo researchers published a paper showing how slowing down protein synthesis can improve myel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
In America, Gray squirrels are often thought of as "cute", but in Europe they are not looked on nearly as favorably. Eur ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Health & Medicine
The bloodier, the better.
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to labor ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
This editorial by Nicolas Kristoff in the Sunday NY Times sheds light on animal intelligence--and human innovation.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 17, 2015Cancer
The first-ever systematic study of the genomes of patients with ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a pa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Learning, it is widely believed, is based on changes in the connections between nerve cells. Knowing which nerve cells a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Coffee drinking is often associated with lower rates of degenerative diseases, from Parkinson's to cancers. Two recent s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 14, 2015Cancer
Cancer researchers from the University of Zurich have identified a key signaling pathway in B-cell lymphoma, a malignant ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 14, 2015Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Health & Medicine
A new study has found that people who engage in three to five times the recommended minimum level of leisure-time physic ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Greed got you down? Don't fret--growing evidence of how the brain is wired for relationality and prosocial behavior was ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In 2013, University at Buffalo researchers published a paper showing how slowing down protein synthesis can improve myel ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Earth & The Environment
In America, Gray squirrels are often thought of as "cute", but in Europe they are not looked on nearly as favorably. Eur ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Could the epigenome provide a new avenue for gene therapies and guiding stem cell differentiation?
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cancer
A new research study has shown that pancreatic cancer cells can be coaxed to revert back toward normal cells by introduc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a biological basis for asthmatic children who do not respond well to corticosteroid treatmen ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Using the latest genome sequencing techniques, a research team led by scientists from UC San Francisco, Baylor College o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Health & Medicine
The bloodier, the better.
Do you like your steak rare or well done? The answer could influence how mentally s ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
A concentrated extract of maple syrup makes disease-causing bacteria more susceptible to antibiotics, according to labor ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
This editorial by Nicolas Kristoff in the Sunday NY Times sheds light on animal intelligence--and human innovation.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 17, 2015Cancer
The first-ever systematic study of the genomes of patients with ALK-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a pa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Neuroscience
Learning, it is widely believed, is based on changes in the connections between nerve cells. Knowing which nerve cells a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Immunology
About 15% of patients with Lyme disease develop peripheral and central nervous system involvement, often accompanied by ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
An international research project to sequence whole genomes from mountain gorillas has given scientists and conservation ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Coffee drinking is often associated with lower rates of degenerative diseases, from Parkinson's to cancers. Two recent s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Making the decision to move from co-testing to primary Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was one thing. Implementing ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 14, 2015Cancer
Cancer researchers from the University of Zurich have identified a key signaling pathway in B-cell lymphoma, a malignant ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 14, 2015Microbiology
How bacterial cells recognize their own DNA.
It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that bacteria have a ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Health & Medicine
A new study has found that people who engage in three to five times the recommended minimum level of leisure-time physic ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
Greed got you down? Don't fret--growing evidence of how the brain is wired for relationality and prosocial behavior was ...Written By: Will Hector
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