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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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The hematopoietic system is how new blood cells are formed; hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow generate new hematop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2021Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2021Technology
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers have developed a predictive bioinformatic syste ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 03, 2021Microbiology
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Organisms follow the cycle of the day, even at the cellular level, creating an internal clock. Humans' biology will ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Microbiology
We are closely connected to the microbes in our gastrointestinal tract. They have a significant influence on various asp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glia were once thought of as cells that provide support to neurons in the brain. But researchers at the Crick Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We still don't know exactly what causes multiple sclerosis (MS), or many other disorders that involve inflammation in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2021
Immunology
Bats have a notorious reputation as disease-spreaders—these fuzzy, winged creatures are said to be the source of m
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 28, 2021
Immunology
Ancylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Hookworms are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2021
Immunology
Fifty percent—that’s the percentage of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who experience long-te
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder that affects the large intestine, and can cause numerous symptoms,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in the gut microbiome have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason; gut bacteria have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Neuroscience
Exercise increases the body’s production of endocannabinoids, which in turn reduces inflammation and pain in condi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 19, 2021
Cardiology
An image from Nina L. Kikel-Coury & Smith Lab shows neurons and astrocyte-like cardiac nexus glia in a zebrafish heart.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Plants with a long history of use as topical analgesics by Native Americans may also be helpful against diarrhea. The co
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 17, 2021
Technology
The textbook symptoms of COVID-19 infection are often respiratory ones; at least, that’s what most people focus on
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
With 3 million people from the U.S. reporting clinical cases in 2015 – accompanied by an increased projected incid
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The hematopoietic system is how new blood cells are formed; hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow generate new hematop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2021
Microbiology
When we get an infection, we can take antibiotics to get rid of it. But sometimes the situation becomes more complicated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2021
Technology
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers have developed a predictive bioinformatic syste
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 03, 2021
Microbiology
Metagenomic tools enable scientists to easily sequence all of the DNA in any sample, like soil, or feces. The results ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms follow the cycle of the day, even at the cellular level, creating an internal clock. Humans' biology will
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch