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Kidney
The kidney is one of the human vital organs which is responsible for filtering the blood and getting rid of the waste products. Each kidney is about 4 or 5 inches long, roughly the size of a large fist. The kidneys' job is to filter your blood.
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MAY 25, 2020Technology
New research shows that by just using your smartphone you can get a diagnosis for oxygen levels in your blood. How so? S ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study by researchers at UT Southwestern study shows that a previous drug for Type 2 diabetes may be effective when pai ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 12, 2020Cardiology
It is well-accepted that beverages with high sugar concentrations—such as high-fructose containing soda- —ar ...Written By: Lawrence RennaMAY 08, 2020Immunology
Scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes type 1 diabetes, although genetics and environmental factors are presum ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 06, 2020Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The premature birth of infants places them at risk for blindness because of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). To prevent ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, known as tucatinib or Tuksya, as a treatment for advanced f ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2020Cancer
New hope for the detection of urological cancers has been published in a study in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 14, 2020Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 10, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a therapeutic previously used for cancer t ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 07, 2020Immunology
Excessive salt intake is associated with health consequences for more than just cardiovascular status; the immune system ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2020Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 30, 2020Neuroscience
Although stress has a pretty bad reputation- often touted as a major compounding factor for many diseases- some stress i ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2020Cancer
Axitinib is a small molecule drug that inhibits VEGFR tyrosine kinases 1, 2, and 3. Shown previously to potentially prev ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAR 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Since the announcement of a French Health Minister in recent days linking usage of ibuprofen and other non-steroidal ant ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 13, 2020Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 06, 2020Microbiology
The number of Americans who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing, and as more people are tested, that number is on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2020Cardiology
According to most recent data on the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, those suffering from ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women that typically have normal blood pressure. It can be fa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for almost 18 million deaths every year, making it the top killing-disease in the ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
You can have too much of a good thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2020Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 09, 2020Microbiology
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) has brought over 1,300 scientists together to gain new insights into th ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Technology
New research shows that by just using your smartphone you can get a diagnosis for oxygen levels in your blood. How so? S
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study by researchers at UT Southwestern study shows that a previous drug for Type 2 diabetes may be effective when pai
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 12, 2020
Cardiology
It is well-accepted that beverages with high sugar concentrations—such as high-fructose containing soda- —ar
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
MAY 08, 2020
Immunology
Scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes type 1 diabetes, although genetics and environmental factors are presum
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 06, 2020
Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a chronic disease where plaque builds up in the arteries in the legs. This buildup
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The premature birth of infants places them at risk for blindness because of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). To prevent
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, known as tucatinib or Tuksya, as a treatment for advanced f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2020
Cancer
New hope for the detection of urological cancers has been published in a study in the Journal of Extracellular Vesicles.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2020
Cardiology
Often, people who have Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. This is because they are usu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a therapeutic previously used for cancer t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 07, 2020
Immunology
Excessive salt intake is associated with health consequences for more than just cardiovascular status; the immune system
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2020
Health & Medicine
An international team led by Canadian University of British Columbia researcher Dr. Josef Penninger has seen promising r
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2020
Neuroscience
Although stress has a pretty bad reputation- often touted as a major compounding factor for many diseases- some stress i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
ACEIs and ARBs may make coronavirus infections worse, which can help explain why older adults are faring so much worse.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2020
Cancer
Axitinib is a small molecule drug that inhibits VEGFR tyrosine kinases 1, 2, and 3. Shown previously to potentially prev
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Since the announcement of a French Health Minister in recent days linking usage of ibuprofen and other non-steroidal ant
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 13, 2020
Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 06, 2020
Microbiology
The number of Americans who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 is increasing, and as more people are tested, that number is on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2020
Cardiology
According to most recent data on the COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, those suffering from
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Preeclampsia usually arises after 20 weeks of pregnancy in women that typically have normal blood pressure. It can be fa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for almost 18 million deaths every year, making it the top killing-disease in the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can have too much of a good thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2020
Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 09, 2020
Microbiology
The Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) has brought over 1,300 scientists together to gain new insights into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch