Hypoxia
Hypoxia: is the deprivation of oxygen to the brain, and is one of the deadliest wounds because of the deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.
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OCT 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 13, 2019It may be possible to attack cancer or treat anemia or other diseases by interfering with the cells' ability to sense oxygen....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
JUN 11, 2019According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be ap...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetMAY 22, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
MAY 22, 2019In a study published in Science, a proton-activated chloride channel (PAC) may serve as a drug target to protect against the tissue-damaging effects of str...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminJAN 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
JAN 21, 2019A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too much salt effluent, a toxic by-produc...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 07, 2018Cancer
AUG 07, 2018Targeted therapy for Bcl-2 may be helpful in more than the two lymphoma diagnoses that were recently approved by the FDA....WRITTEN BY: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 11, 2018Immunology
JUL 11, 2018Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals blood provides anti-inflammatory properties that lower immune response....WRITTEN BY: Caitlin WilliamsJAN 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
JAN 07, 2018To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zones are areas in the ocean that hav...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 12, 2017Chemistry & Physics
DEC 12, 2017Hypoxia, as the name indicates, is a condition in which a part of body experiences a lack of oxygen. Tissue hypoxia arises from various medical conditions...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanSEP 02, 2017Videos
SEP 02, 2017How many hot dogs can you consume in a sitting? Two, three, and maybe four if you're really hungry? For eating champion Joey Chestnut, it's a whopping 72 h...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamDEC 20, 2016Cardiology
DEC 20, 2016The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, adding an additional stage to embryonic ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerAUG 10, 2016Cardiology
AUG 10, 2016Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerJUL 21, 2016Microbiology
JUL 21, 2016Algae blooms occur because of run-off. When nutrients and fertilizers flood waterways, it creates ripe conditions for algae to flourish. Recently thi...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2016Cancer
APR 02, 2016In cancer, scientists note a strange correlation: tumors that had low oxygen seemingly couldn’t cope and died off, but patients with these types of t...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamDEC 29, 2015Neuroscience
DEC 29, 2015Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating to those who suffer them and incredibly complex for the doctors and health professionals who ...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 15, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 15, 2015Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They are critical for the growth of the m...WRITTEN BY: Sarah HertrichAUG 06, 2015Cancer
AUG 06, 2015How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and the Argonne Nat...WRITTEN BY: Ilene SchneiderAPR 30, 2015Earth & The Environment
APR 30, 2015For most of human history dams were seen as good things. They provided power, at first by mill wheel, later by turbine. They have regulated water levels in...WRITTEN BY: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
APR 29, 2015Nerve cells and blood vessels engage in a chemical discussion to keep healthy and avoid disease, according to a new study.
The findings could le...WRITTEN BY: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Cardiology
APR 23, 2015Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the delivery of oxygen from lungs to ti...WRITTEN BY: Judy O'RourkeMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
MAR 17, 2015A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists concerned about the impact the proje...WRITTEN BY: Will Hector
OCT 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 13, 2019
It may be possible to attack cancer or treat anemia or other diseases by interfering with the cells' ability to sense oxygen....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
JUN 11, 2019
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico will be ap...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 22, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
MAY 22, 2019
In a study published in Science, a proton-activated chloride channel (PAC) may serve as a drug target to protect against the tissue-damaging effects of str...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
JAN 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
JAN 21, 2019
A study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment suggests that desalination plants are releasing too much salt effluent, a toxic by-produc...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 07, 2018
Cancer
AUG 07, 2018
Targeted therapy for Bcl-2 may be helpful in more than the two lymphoma diagnoses that were recently approved by the FDA....
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 11, 2018
Immunology
JUL 11, 2018
Unlike humans, seals remain uninjured despite repeated deep dives to hunt. Scientists have shown that serum from seals blood provides anti-inflammatory properties that lower immune response....
WRITTEN BY:
Caitlin Williams
JAN 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
JAN 07, 2018
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zones are areas in the ocean that hav...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
DEC 12, 2017
Hypoxia, as the name indicates, is a condition in which a part of body experiences a lack of oxygen. Tissue hypoxia arises from various medical conditions...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
SEP 02, 2017
Videos
SEP 02, 2017
How many hot dogs can you consume in a sitting? Two, three, and maybe four if you're really hungry? For eating champion Joey Chestnut, it's a whopping 72 h...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
DEC 20, 2016
Cardiology
DEC 20, 2016
The hypoxia response has been found to be vital for the proper formation of the heart ventricles during gestation, adding an additional stage to embryonic ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2016
Cardiology
AUG 10, 2016
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by a mutation in the beta-globin gene...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUL 21, 2016
Microbiology
JUL 21, 2016
Algae blooms occur because of run-off. When nutrients and fertilizers flood waterways, it creates ripe conditions for algae to flourish. Recently thi...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2016
Cancer
APR 02, 2016
In cancer, scientists note a strange correlation: tumors that had low oxygen seemingly couldn’t cope and died off, but patients with these types of t...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
DEC 29, 2015
Neuroscience
DEC 29, 2015
Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating to those who suffer them and incredibly complex for the doctors and health professionals who ...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 15, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
OCT 15, 2015
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They are critical for the growth of the m...
WRITTEN BY:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 06, 2015
Cancer
AUG 06, 2015
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and the Argonne Nat...
WRITTEN BY:
Ilene Schneider
APR 30, 2015
Earth & The Environment
APR 30, 2015
For most of human history dams were seen as good things. They provided power, at first by mill wheel, later by turbine. They have regulated water levels in...
WRITTEN BY:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 29, 2015
Neuroscience
APR 29, 2015
Nerve cells and blood vessels engage in a chemical discussion to keep healthy and avoid disease, according to a new study.
The findings could le...
The findings could le...
WRITTEN BY:
Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2015
Cardiology
APR 23, 2015
Scientific dogma has the respiration process involving only two elements-oxygen and carbon dioxide. Specifically, the delivery of oxygen from lungs to ti...
WRITTEN BY:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 17, 2015
Earth & The Environment
MAR 17, 2015
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists concerned about the impact the proje...
WRITTEN BY:
Will Hector