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Intestine
The intestine is a long muscular tube running from the stomach to the anus. The intestine absorbs most of the nutrients and water. The intestines include the small intestine, large intestine, and rectum.
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FEB 20, 2018Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human diseaseWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
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FEB 20, 2018
Microbiology
Our bodies need insulin to control the amount of sugar we have in our blood. Diabetes happens when that process fails, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Colon cancer rates are rising, especially among young people, and colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Immunology
How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2017
Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Immunology
The interaction between effector T cells and bile acid is little understood, yet the details behind the relationship cou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 23, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells that travel from tissue to tissue need to be able to adapt to different tissues, including the high-acidity
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
An injured loggerhead sea turtle will receive a second chance at a healthy life after receiving a little help from the 3
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2017
Immunology
A new study from Cornell University explains why the current vaccine for typhoid fever is only partially effective. Salm
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 12, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop method to screen drug candidates for precision based cystic fibrosis therapy
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Every year, U.S. doctors report about 3,500 cases of swallowed batteries that often necessitate removal via invasive bro
...
DEC 05, 2017
Cardiology
Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes doubles a person’s risk of developing heart disease compared to people withou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2017
Videos
Are you feeling bloated and crampy after your normal milk and cereal in the morning? Have you ever thought that you migh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 29, 2017
Cardiology
The aorta’s response to repeated strenuous exercise that embodies a professional football career has been found to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2017
Health & Medicine
Learn about the conditions that medical cannabis has been approved to treat in some states in the US.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Videos
In the gut, there are harmful bacteria associated with disease as well as beneficial bacteria that are essential for dai
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 20, 2017
Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
Weight loss can be a challenge, but staying at a healthy size and BMI is a vital part of staying well. There are all sor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 11, 2017
Videos
In the past several years gluten-free foods have been more popular than ever. Just peruse a grocery store aisle and you'
...