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The liver is the largest organ of the human body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons. The liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing it to the rest of the body.
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SEP 26, 2022Earth & The Environment
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Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring. Patients have to check the level of sugar, or glucose i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2022Cannabis Sciences
CBD is not always labeled correctly on the products you buy at your local dispensary. Here's whyWritten By: Helaine KrysikAUG 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2022Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2022Microbiology
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Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Colorado State University researchers examined the pharmacokinetics of cannabidiol (CBD) and its impact on liver functio ...Written By: Kerry CharronAUG 11, 2022Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 08, 2022Cancer
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-established risk factor associated with some types of cancer, including liver, pancreas, ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A singular injection of a monoclonal antibody treatment candidate has been shown as safe and highly protective in US adu ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 02, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2013, scientists described a method for editing the genome of eukaryotic cells (such at those found in humans) using ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 26, 2022Microbiology
Between April 5 and May 26 of 2022, hundreds of cases of viral hepatitis in children were diagnosed in 33 countries, acc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2022Cancer
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique aiming to stimulate specific points in the body. In ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 12, 2022Microbiology
Many fibromyalgia patients spent years waiting for clinicians to acknowledge their condition, and researchers have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been able to use animal models to study human disease, but there are clear limitations to that approach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the deadliest types of cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); the survival rate at five years after d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A review published in Child and Family Disaster Psychiatry found that youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 p ...Written By: Kerry Charron
SEP 26, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Professor Kate Trinajstic examines ancient fossils at the Western Australian Museum that were collected from the Gogo Fo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 24, 2022
Cardiology
For many years, moderate alcohol intake and its effect on health have been subject to much debate, particularly concerni
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
CBD has long been touted for its healing and soothing qualities. But what about its side effects, if any?
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
SEP 19, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are shed from the larger pieces of plastic that we use every day. As plast
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 15, 2022
Cancer
Early-onset cancers, typically defined as those diagnosed in people aged approximately 20 - 50, have continually increas
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Current warning labels that appear on alcohol products in the US are outdated, vague, and not helpful to people who want
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Diabetes is a chronic disease that requires constant monitoring. Patients have to check the level of sugar, or glucose i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
CBD is not always labeled correctly on the products you buy at your local dispensary. Here's why
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
AUG 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anywhere from 200 to 1,000 species of bacteria reside in the human gut microbiome, and researchers have been trying to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Microbiology
Chronic alcohol use is a serious health problem, and a major contributor to liver disease and mortality. The gut microbi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Colorado State University researchers examined the pharmacokinetics of cannabidiol (CBD) and its impact on liver functio
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
AUG 11, 2022
Cancer
In 1938, Dr. Roy Plunkett made an accidental discovery! He observed tetrafluoroethylene spontaneously polymerize i
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 08, 2022
Cancer
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a well-established risk factor associated with some types of cancer, including liver, pancreas,
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A singular injection of a monoclonal antibody treatment candidate has been shown as safe and highly protective in US adu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2013, scientists described a method for editing the genome of eukaryotic cells (such at those found in humans) using
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 26, 2022
Microbiology
Between April 5 and May 26 of 2022, hundreds of cases of viral hepatitis in children were diagnosed in 33 countries, acc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2022
Cancer
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique aiming to stimulate specific points in the body. In
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 12, 2022
Microbiology
Many fibromyalgia patients spent years waiting for clinicians to acknowledge their condition, and researchers have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been able to use animal models to study human disease, but there are clear limitations to that approach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the deadliest types of cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); the survival rate at five years after d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A review published in Child and Family Disaster Psychiatry found that youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 p
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron