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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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JUL 10, 2015Plants & Animals
Every time you see a giant panda, it seems like it's either sleeping or it has a stick of bamboo in its hands that it's ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 29, 2015Cancer
While cancer research often focuses on genetic mutations that cause different cancers, a new study published in the jour ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is a generic term used to describe a wide range of diseases related to brain malfunction that leads to memory l ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2015Neuroscience
New molecules created with synthetic chemistry can alter the circadian rhythm in mammals. Chemists and biologists at the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Cancer
Scientists have found dramatic effects on risk factors for colon cancer when American and African volunteers swapped die ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors may eventually help scientists study the development of disease, en ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Cancer
Biologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Health & Medicine
University of Montana researchers have good news for endurance athletes hankering for a burger and fries after an intens ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 07, 2015Cancer
Biopharmaceutical firm Berg is joining forces with two prominent Harvard-affiliated medical research institutions, the P ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some muscles get all the glory. Bodybuilders show off their swollen triceps; sprinters flash their sharp-edged calves. B ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 04, 2015Plants & Animals
When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hit the hibernate button, they increase their overall longevity.
So suggests a n ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 03, 2015Health & Medicine
Talk about irony! Last year, a team of scientists concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners mi ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 30, 2015Neuroscience
Brown fat tissue, the body's "good fat," communicates with the brain through sensory nerves, possibly sharing informatio ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 23, 2015Microbiology
to exclude other, more plausible alternatives, and I just do not think they have done that."Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 23, 2015Microbiology
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through norm ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
Some mushrooms glow, which may come as news to you, but not so to Aristotle, who lived some 2,400 years ago.
...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Immunology
In recent years, a deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two illnesses tha ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Localized die-offs aren't even the most disruptive effect of depleted oxygen. "Changes in oxygen turn out to be really i ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 12, 2015Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Highlighting a potential target in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease, new research sugges ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JUL 10, 2015
Plants & Animals
Every time you see a giant panda, it seems like it's either sleeping or it has a stick of bamboo in its hands that it's
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 29, 2015
Cancer
While cancer research often focuses on genetic mutations that cause different cancers, a new study published in the jour
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is a generic term used to describe a wide range of diseases related to brain malfunction that leads to memory l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2015
Neuroscience
New molecules created with synthetic chemistry can alter the circadian rhythm in mammals. Chemists and biologists at the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Cancer
Scientists have found dramatic effects on risk factors for colon cancer when American and African volunteers swapped die
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors may eventually help scientists study the development of disease, en
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 10, 2015
Cancer
Biologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Health & Medicine
University of Montana researchers have good news for endurance athletes hankering for a burger and fries after an intens
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 07, 2015
Cancer
Biopharmaceutical firm Berg is joining forces with two prominent Harvard-affiliated medical research institutions, the P
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Some muscles get all the glory. Bodybuilders show off their swollen triceps; sprinters flash their sharp-edged calves. B
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 04, 2015
Plants & Animals
When fat-tailed dwarf lemurs hit the hibernate button, they increase their overall longevity.
So suggests a n ...
So suggests a n ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 03, 2015
Health & Medicine
Talk about irony! Last year, a team of scientists concluded from studies of mice that ingesting artificial sweeteners mi
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 30, 2015
Neuroscience
Brown fat tissue, the body's "good fat," communicates with the brain through sensory nerves, possibly sharing informatio
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 23, 2015
Microbiology
to exclude other, more plausible alternatives, and I just do not think they have done that."
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 23, 2015
Microbiology
Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through norm
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 20, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Some mushrooms glow, which may come as news to you, but not so to Aristotle, who lived some 2,400 years ago.
...
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 20, 2015
Immunology
In recent years, a deficiency of vitamin D has been linked to type 2 diabetes and heart disease, two illnesses tha ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Localized die-offs aren't even the most disruptive effect of depleted oxygen. "Changes in oxygen turn out to be really i
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAR 12, 2015
Health & Medicine
Happy World Kidney Day! Now go drink some water!
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Eating a healthy and balanced food is important in order to ...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 03, 2015
Neuroscience
Highlighting a potential target in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer's disease, new research sugges
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider