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Medical Genetics
Medical Genetics: involves the application of genetics to medical care, including research on the causes and inheritance of genetic disorders, and their diagnosis and management.
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JUL 21, 2016Cardiology
Heart defects are the most common birth defects across the globe, yet scientists know very little about the environmenta ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Bowel movements, while not usually a favorite topic of conversation, can be a great way to know more about what’s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2016Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2016Microbiology
In 2010, researchers began to establish a link between diseases of the central nervous system and bacteria. It became mo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are critical parts of the structure of cells. They are essential for both normal tissue str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2016Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2016Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study yields clues to how some people are able to survive the deadly Ebola virus and suggests possib ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The transmission of cancer from one animal to another is considered extremely rare. Such an event has been observed prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, and although it isn’t always the case, it can be very severe. In a ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2016Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo ...JUN 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Cardiology
Approximately one in eight thousand people inherit myotonic dystrophy (DM), the most common form of muscular dystrophy i ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Some people wear their heart on their sleeves; Stan Larkin wore his in a grey backpack, literally. After living without ...JUN 14, 2016Cardiology
Medication to dissolve blood clots and various surgical procedures can be done to reverse damage done to arteries with o ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 14, 2016Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Unlike bacteria, viruses spread through and infect the human body by inserting viral DNA into our own cells, using them ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2016Microbiology
It’s been known for some time that the symbiotic relationship between a microbiome and the host requires a fine ba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced ...JUN 08, 2016Neuroscience
It’s been known for a while that plaques of the protein amyloid beta are part of the pathology of Alzheimer’ ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 08, 2016Cancer
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently announced the discovery of two new types of childhood blood cancers. T ...
JUL 21, 2016
Cardiology
Heart defects are the most common birth defects across the globe, yet scientists know very little about the environmenta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
Bowel movements, while not usually a favorite topic of conversation, can be a great way to know more about what’s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Publishing in the journal Diabetes, investigators have found that protein S, a molecule made by endothelial cells, could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2016
Microbiology
Publishing in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have announced that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
Earlier this year, it was announced that a so-called superbug had been detected in a patient in the United States. Now,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2016
Microbiology
In 2010, researchers began to establish a link between diseases of the central nervous system and bacteria. It became mo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Intermediate filaments (IFs) are critical parts of the structure of cells. They are essential for both normal tissue str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2016
Microbiology
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complex, mysterious condition about which little is known. It varies between individuals b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2016
Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study yields clues to how some people are able to survive the deadly Ebola virus and suggests possib
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The transmission of cancer from one animal to another is considered extremely rare. Such an event has been observed prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, and although it isn’t always the case, it can be very severe. In a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2016
Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo
...
JUN 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trial of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been proposed for use in a human patient. The National Institute
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Cardiology
Approximately one in eight thousand people inherit myotonic dystrophy (DM), the most common form of muscular dystrophy i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Some people wear their heart on their sleeves; Stan Larkin wore his in a grey backpack, literally. After living without
...
JUN 14, 2016
Cardiology
Medication to dissolve blood clots and various surgical procedures can be done to reverse damage done to arteries with o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Unlike bacteria, viruses spread through and infect the human body by inserting viral DNA into our own cells, using them
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2016
Microbiology
It’s been known for some time that the symbiotic relationship between a microbiome and the host requires a fine ba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced
...
JUN 08, 2016
Neuroscience
It’s been known for a while that plaques of the protein amyloid beta are part of the pathology of Alzheimer’
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 08, 2016
Cancer
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently announced the discovery of two new types of childhood blood cancers. T
...