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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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MAR 23, 2022Microbiology
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and atmospheric levels have been steadily increasing. There are germs that consume m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified a novel biomarker for depression that predicts the eff ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 16, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
If you took biochemistry classes, chances are good you remember memorizing the Krebs cycle, a well-known metabolic pathw ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Cannabis Sciences
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The gut microbiome is crucial to human health, but the human body has to keep the microorganisms within it in check. We ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2022Cancer
Obesity is related to various types of cancer. Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the risk of ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 20, 2022Immunology
Scientists studying a neglected tropical disease have made a chance discovery—a promising therapeutic targe ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 04, 2022Health & Medicine
Ever heard of the matching hypothesis? It's where people who look alike tend to pair off into couples. Well, now sci ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have some healing and regenerative capabilities. For most of us, cuts will mend, we'll recover from mild infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2021Health & Medicine
The 2-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019, recently passed. It would not be overstat ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 16, 2021Immunology
In the face of a viral threat with pandemic potential, developing a potent vaccine is just one half of the battle ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2021Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
As organisms grow, live, and move through the world, they're subjected to an array of internal and external forces. Biol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that afflicts approximately 1 in 250 people. Interestingly, whi ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Eczema is a chronic, dry skin condition that affects millions of people. A form of the disorder called atopic dermatitis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Cellular stains are organic fluorescent dyes or fluorescent conjugates designed to localize to a specific organelle or c ...AUG 25, 2021Cardiology
The spleen is one of the organs we can live without, but researchers are increasingly recognizing its importance. We kno ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2021Neuroscience
Cholesterol levels in the brain tightly regulate the production of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, a key feature of A ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2021Neuroscience
‘Beige’ fat reduces inflammation in mouse brains, and may provide protection from dementia. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 05, 2021Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2022
Microbiology
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and atmospheric levels have been steadily increasing. There are germs that consume m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have identified a novel biomarker for depression that predicts the eff
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 16, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you took biochemistry classes, chances are good you remember memorizing the Krebs cycle, a well-known metabolic pathw
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Tay-Sachs disease is a devastating diagnosis; patients tend to die by the age of five. It's been traced back to a mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis-Derived Lignanamides: Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Cancers
A key mechanism weaponized by cancer cells to evade chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with multidrug-resistant can
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
JAN 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome is crucial to human health, but the human body has to keep the microorganisms within it in check. We
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2022
Cancer
Obesity is related to various types of cancer. Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the risk of
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 20, 2022
Immunology
Scientists studying a neglected tropical disease have made a chance discovery—a promising therapeutic targe
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 04, 2022
Health & Medicine
Ever heard of the matching hypothesis? It's where people who look alike tend to pair off into couples. Well, now sci
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have some healing and regenerative capabilities. For most of us, cuts will mend, we'll recover from mild infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
The 2-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019, recently passed. It would not be overstat
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 16, 2021
Immunology
In the face of a viral threat with pandemic potential, developing a potent vaccine is just one half of the battle
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2021
Cardiology
While obesity is closely linked to cardiovascular disease, that connection is murky. Some people who are considered obes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
As organisms grow, live, and move through the world, they're subjected to an array of internal and external forces. Biol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a genetic disorder that afflicts approximately 1 in 250 people. Interestingly, whi
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Eczema is a chronic, dry skin condition that affects millions of people. A form of the disorder called atopic dermatitis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have sought to learn more about why some people get severe COVID-19 while others have only mild cases. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cellular stains are organic fluorescent dyes or fluorescent conjugates designed to localize to a specific organelle or c
...
AUG 25, 2021
Cardiology
The spleen is one of the organs we can live without, but researchers are increasingly recognizing its importance. We kno
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2021
Neuroscience
Cholesterol levels in the brain tightly regulate the production of amyloid-beta plaques in the brain, a key feature of A
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2021
Neuroscience
‘Beige’ fat reduces inflammation in mouse brains, and may provide protection from dementia. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 drove the Earth’s climate to change from warm to ice-cold around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon