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Metabolism
Metabolism: The complex of physical and chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
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JAN 13, 2021Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common and deadly form of brain cancer is known as glioblastoma; the median survival time for patients is only ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2021Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Freiburg in Germany have found that resting does not substitute the benefits of deep ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 08, 2021Neuroscience
As people with diabetes age, they are more likely than those without the condition to develop cognitive disorders such a ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 07, 2021Cardiology
If you can climb four flights in under a minute, your heart is probably in good shape, according to new work presented a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. White fat is what we're usually thinking of when we think of flabby tissue that stores excess c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2021Cannabis Sciences
As research on cannabis emerges, what we know about how it interacts with the liver is becoming more and more complex. A ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 04, 2021Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Cancer
The metabolism of cancer has interested scientists in recent decades. Many cancers conduct "normal" metabolism ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
For centuries, Chinese practitioners have used herbs to treat all kinds of ailments. New research has shown that one of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2020Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 27, 2020Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that attacking a cell’s mitochondria can starve cancer cells. The study involves a possible ther ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 25, 2020Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have shown that adding a drug combination widely used in diabetic therapy will control blood glucose and weig ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 24, 2020Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
More and more people are being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease as the world's population ages. Scientists have now en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Water is often recommended as a way to help people lose weight, but usually because it can help people feel full, reduci ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2021
Cardiology
Exercise is good for our health, but it seems that certain kinds of exercise are more beneficial than others. Recent res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The most common and deadly form of brain cancer is known as glioblastoma; the median survival time for patients is only
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2021
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies have revolutionized biomedical research in recent years. One example is the discovery t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Freiburg in Germany have found that resting does not substitute the benefits of deep
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 08, 2021
Neuroscience
As people with diabetes age, they are more likely than those without the condition to develop cognitive disorders such a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 07, 2021
Cardiology
If you can climb four flights in under a minute, your heart is probably in good shape, according to new work presented a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not all fat is the same. White fat is what we're usually thinking of when we think of flabby tissue that stores excess c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
As research on cannabis emerges, what we know about how it interacts with the liver is becoming more and more complex. A
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 04, 2021
Microbiology
The microbial community in our gastrointestinal tract has been shown to have a significant impact on our health and well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a new group of compounds that may help us get out of the antibiotic-resi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Cancer
The metabolism of cancer has interested scientists in recent decades. Many cancers conduct "normal" metabolism
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
For centuries, Chinese practitioners have used herbs to treat all kinds of ailments. New research has shown that one of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 27, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that attacking a cell’s mitochondria can starve cancer cells. The study involves a possible ther
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 25, 2020
Immunology
Sitting down to enjoy an indulgent Christmas feast? A recent study in mice by Harvard Medicine scientists found t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have shown that adding a drug combination widely used in diabetic therapy will control blood glucose and weig
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 24, 2020
Cardiology
Prepared and highly processed foods have become very common, and they've been linked to negative health effects like obe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Microbiology
Although baby formula is a completely acceptable alternative for women that have trouble lactating, human milk is still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
More and more people are being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease as the world's population ages. Scientists have now en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Water is often recommended as a way to help people lose weight, but usually because it can help people feel full, reduci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch