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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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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 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)NOV 10, 2015Microbiology
Glutathione is an extremely important antioxidant, the king of all detoxifying agents that prevents oxidative stress in ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 07, 2015Videos
Our society is obsessed with health. We want to feel good and look healthy, but most of us are less inclined have to act ...NOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 02, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is described as a type of dementia that causes ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 28, 2015Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 22, 2015Cancer
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered the role played by a gene that suppresses th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The traditional diet of the Inuit Greenland natives is considered an example of how high levels of omega-3 fatty acids c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 17, 2015Neuroscience
Contrary to previous thinking, Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study. ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 16, 2015Cancer
Pancreatic cancer stem cells (PancSCs) are virtually addicted to oxygen-based metabolism, and could be “suffocated ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 10, 2015Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 28, 2015Cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the fourth deadliest cancer in the U.S., is very hard to detect in its early stages. Rarely diagnosed ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 19, 2015Cancer
Warnings about the dangers of smoking started in the 1960s, but lung cancer remains the second-most common cancer and th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 06, 2015Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 31, 2015Neuroscience
A special class of molecules that could have bearing on various neurological disorders, as well as potential treatments ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 31, 2015Neuroscience
Are your children drinking enough water? More than half of the children and adolescents in the United States are not. La ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 30, 2015Health & Medicine
Coca-Cola is a very popular soft drink; if a restaurant doesn't have Coke dispensers, it probably has its competing bran ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 22, 2015Cancer
Ovarian cancer strikes terror in women, because symptoms may not be apparent until it is too late for appropriate treatm ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 20, 2015Plants & Animals
While grizzly bears and black bears hibernate through long winters, the opposite was thought to be true for polar bears. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 17, 2015Cancer
Could here be a direct connection between metabolism and cancer? Researchers in Texas and Austria seem to think there is ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 15, 2015Neuroscience
For the more than 15 million Americans who work unusual shifts - evening, graveyard or alternating - the news is unsettl ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
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 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)
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
Glutathione is an extremely important antioxidant, the king of all detoxifying agents that prevents oxidative stress in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 07, 2015
Videos
Our society is obsessed with health. We want to feel good and look healthy, but most of us are less inclined have to act
...
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 02, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is described as a type of dementia that causes
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 17% percent of women between the age of 17 and 44 take the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 22, 2015
Cancer
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered the role played by a gene that suppresses th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The traditional diet of the Inuit Greenland natives is considered an example of how high levels of omega-3 fatty acids c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 17, 2015
Neuroscience
Contrary to previous thinking, Alzheimer’s disease consists of three distinct subtypes, according to a UCLA study.
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 16, 2015
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer stem cells (PancSCs) are virtually addicted to oxygen-based metabolism, and could be “suffocated
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 10, 2015
Immunology
Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to an environmental protein that's not threatening the bo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 28, 2015
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the fourth deadliest cancer in the U.S., is very hard to detect in its early stages. Rarely diagnosed
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 19, 2015
Cancer
Warnings about the dangers of smoking started in the 1960s, but lung cancer remains the second-most common cancer and th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 06, 2015
Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 31, 2015
Neuroscience
A special class of molecules that could have bearing on various neurological disorders, as well as potential treatments
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 31, 2015
Neuroscience
Are your children drinking enough water? More than half of the children and adolescents in the United States are not. La
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 30, 2015
Health & Medicine
Coca-Cola is a very popular soft drink; if a restaurant doesn't have Coke dispensers, it probably has its competing bran
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 22, 2015
Cancer
Ovarian cancer strikes terror in women, because symptoms may not be apparent until it is too late for appropriate treatm
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 20, 2015
Plants & Animals
While grizzly bears and black bears hibernate through long winters, the opposite was thought to be true for polar bears.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 17, 2015
Cancer
Could here be a direct connection between metabolism and cancer? Researchers in Texas and Austria seem to think there is
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 15, 2015
Neuroscience
For the more than 15 million Americans who work unusual shifts - evening, graveyard or alternating - the news is unsettl
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider