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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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NOV 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to identify the tiny, non-coding RNAs that control gene expression - and contribute to disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Microbiology
A microbe called Clostridium botulinum and sometimes two other strains of Clostridium bacteria can make a toxic chemical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazol ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 05, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As we age, our intestinal lining gets more permeable; sometimes called leaky gut, and it can wreak havoc on our bodies.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Neuroscience
Understanding the brain cells involved in decoding and encoding naviagtional information.Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 03, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as supporting structures, researchers are uncovering more roles for astrocytes, a type of cell in the br ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2018Immunology
Vaccine developments to reduce blood clotting in stroke patientsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 31, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The promise of immunotherapy in oncology is stronger than ever. Now, an international team of scientists and physicians ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs were recently found to extend ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 29, 2018Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 29, 2018Neuroscience
Cerebellum play a mjor role in higher -order brain functions beyond the motor specific functioningWritten By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 24, 2018Cardiology
Researchers have long suspected that allergens can trigger immunological responses that might have an association with p ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 23, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study reported in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases has found that marijuana smokers ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 21, 2018Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This work has opened up new therapeutic avenues that the scientists will be exploring.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2018Microbiology
Even bacteria have to use self-defense. Some deploy toxins that they can use to dominate other microbial competitors.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Here is a first: a marijuana https://youtu.be/_DlFcMWdsxwWritten By: Amy LoriauxOCT 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Developing therapeutics that will effectively relieve mental illness means understanding what is causing those disorders ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2018Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2018Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptorsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 11, 2018Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be used in the future to forecast many different traits.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2018Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni ...Written By: Nicholas Breehl
NOV 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to identify the tiny, non-coding RNAs that control gene expression - and contribute to disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Microbiology
A microbe called Clostridium botulinum and sometimes two other strains of Clostridium bacteria can make a toxic chemical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazol
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 05, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As we age, our intestinal lining gets more permeable; sometimes called leaky gut, and it can wreak havoc on our bodies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Understanding the brain cells involved in decoding and encoding naviagtional information.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of as supporting structures, researchers are uncovering more roles for astrocytes, a type of cell in the br
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A molecule that has been a focus of cancer research has been found to be a significant regulator of metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2018
Immunology
Vaccine developments to reduce blood clotting in stroke patients
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 31, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The promise of immunotherapy in oncology is stronger than ever. Now, an international team of scientists and physicians
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs were recently found to extend
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Cerebellum play a mjor role in higher -order brain functions beyond the motor specific functioning
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 24, 2018
Cardiology
Researchers have long suspected that allergens can trigger immunological responses that might have an association with p
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 23, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study reported in the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases has found that marijuana smokers
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 21, 2018
Microbiology
Once thought to have come from Africa ~5,000 years ago, the dominant form of this pathogen really came from Europe, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work has opened up new therapeutic avenues that the scientists will be exploring.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2018
Microbiology
Even bacteria have to use self-defense. Some deploy toxins that they can use to dominate other microbial competitors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Here is a first: a marijuana https://youtu.be/_DlFcMWdsxw
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Developing therapeutics that will effectively relieve mental illness means understanding what is causing those disorders
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2018
Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2018
Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptors
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 11, 2018
Microbiology
In Africa, Lassa fever is a significant threat to public health. It is a member of the same family of viruses as Ebola.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This tool might be used in the future to forecast many different traits.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2018
Immunology
Additional roles to complement protein C3 have been described in work performed by a team of researchers at the Lund Uni
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl