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Lipids: are any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids or their derivatives and are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. They include many natural oils, waxes, and steroids.
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APR 11, 2016Immunology
If you thought finding a needle in a haystack was hard, try maneuvering a T lymphocyte through the “three-dimensio ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that a vaccine adjuvant could protect burn victims from infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 01, 2016Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 28, 2016Health & Medicine
As a long-time contact lens wearer, I am intimately familiar with the discomfort of dry contact lenses. You would think ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAR 25, 2016Cancer
Using specialized bubbles to deliver an anti-cancer drug, scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) effectively redu ...MAR 02, 2016Cardiology
Cornelia Weyand, MD, and her team of scientists from Stanford University School of Medicine are investigating the causes ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 01, 2016Cardiology
Doctors often prescribe antiarrhythmic drugs for patients experiencing atrial fibrillation (AF). While these drugs do wo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2016Cancer
The role of organic compounds called “sphingolipids” in cancer remains a mystery—in particular, the wa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 30, 2016Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 13, 2016Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 16, 2015Cardiology
Novel evidence supporting the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk through regular exercise was published this week, ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 16, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Our society is fascinated by youth and aging. But while some people are on a quest for the “magic” youth cre ...DEC 08, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi ...NOV 21, 2015Cannabis Sciences
According to the Journal of American Medicine, more than one-third of US Adults are considered obese. The annual medical ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 19, 2015Immunology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a long history of evading both the immune system and scientists trying to study how it ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2015Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 29, 2015Microbiology
The problem with antibiotics is that bacteria become resistant. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urban ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are the building blocks of the cell through which vital cellular functions are carried out. Remarkably, there a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 15, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s not exactly known when in the history of life that cells went from being not alive, to alive. But despite not ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2015Neuroscience
Recent research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine may have found a new blood biomarker for episodic mig ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 13, 2015Cannabis Sciences
You might have been told that cannabis makes you hungry. A team of researchers is finding a way to use it in a weight lo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 03, 2015Neuroscience
Are the very systems that are supposed to dispose of cellular waste making it worse? A study at Yale University in New H ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
APR 11, 2016
Immunology
If you thought finding a needle in a haystack was hard, try maneuvering a T lymphocyte through the “three-dimensio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center found that a vaccine adjuvant could protect burn victims from infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 01, 2016
Microbiology
A team of researchers announced in the journal Science that they’ve determined the structure of the Zika virus and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 28, 2016
Health & Medicine
As a long-time contact lens wearer, I am intimately familiar with the discomfort of dry contact lenses. You would think
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAR 25, 2016
Cancer
Using specialized bubbles to deliver an anti-cancer drug, scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) effectively redu
...
MAR 02, 2016
Cardiology
Cornelia Weyand, MD, and her team of scientists from Stanford University School of Medicine are investigating the causes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 01, 2016
Cardiology
Doctors often prescribe antiarrhythmic drugs for patients experiencing atrial fibrillation (AF). While these drugs do wo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2016
Cancer
The role of organic compounds called “sphingolipids” in cancer remains a mystery—in particular, the wa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that a lipid (fat molecule) in brain cells may act a
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 16, 2015
Cardiology
Novel evidence supporting the reduction of cardiovascular disease risk through regular exercise was published this week,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 16, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Our society is fascinated by youth and aging. But while some people are on a quest for the “magic” youth cre
...
DEC 08, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sepsis is one of the most serious medical conditions that can scare even the best-trained doctors. When sepsis hits, thi
...
NOV 21, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
According to the Journal of American Medicine, more than one-third of US Adults are considered obese. The annual medical
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 19, 2015
Immunology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) has a long history of evading both the immune system and scientists trying to study how it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2015
Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 29, 2015
Microbiology
The problem with antibiotics is that bacteria become resistant. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urban
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are the building blocks of the cell through which vital cellular functions are carried out. Remarkably, there a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 15, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s not exactly known when in the history of life that cells went from being not alive, to alive. But despite not
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Recent research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine may have found a new blood biomarker for episodic mig
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 13, 2015
Cannabis Sciences
You might have been told that cannabis makes you hungry. A team of researchers is finding a way to use it in a weight lo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 03, 2015
Neuroscience
Are the very systems that are supposed to dispose of cellular waste making it worse? A study at Yale University in New H
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider