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Oxygen
Oxygen: is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.
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AUG 03, 2021Microbiology
Our atmosphere is about 20 percent oxygen, which life on our planet needs to survive. It's thought that billions of year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A naturally-occurring compound called farnesol found in berries and other fruits prevents and reverses Parkinson's-a ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. The corresponding stu ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 20, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Fingertips have thousands of sweat-producing glands, churning out anywhere from 100 to 1,000 times more sweat than other ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 16, 2021Cardiology
When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers led by the University of California have found important neurological differences between human and mouse br ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 28, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for chronic lung conditions including chronic bronchiti ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 24, 2021Space & Astronomy
Modern spacecraft are typically made out of carbon fiber composites. Now, however, the European Space Agency has announc ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 23, 2021Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
US drugmaker, Regeneron, in a partnership with Oxford University, has found that its new drug is capable of reducing COV ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 08, 2021Space & Astronomy
The auroras that are the northern lights have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. While theories ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 07, 2021Cardiology
It's thought that in the United States, there is a heart attack once every 40 seconds, or that each year, about 80,0 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2021Cancer
A new study presented last week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting after its publication in the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen ...Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Cancer
New research stemming from a collaboration between researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, Royal Marsden, UCL and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 03, 2021
Microbiology
Our atmosphere is about 20 percent oxygen, which life on our planet needs to survive. It's thought that billions of year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A naturally-occurring compound called farnesol found in berries and other fruits prevents and reverses Parkinson's-a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. The corresponding stu
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Fingertips have thousands of sweat-producing glands, churning out anywhere from 100 to 1,000 times more sweat than other
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 16, 2021
Cardiology
When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers led by the University of California have found important neurological differences between human and mouse br
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for chronic lung conditions including chronic bronchiti
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Modern spacecraft are typically made out of carbon fiber composites. Now, however, the European Space Agency has announc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2021
Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
US drugmaker, Regeneron, in a partnership with Oxford University, has found that its new drug is capable of reducing COV
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 08, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The auroras that are the northern lights have captured the imagination of people for thousands of years. While theories
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 07, 2021
Cardiology
It's thought that in the United States, there is a heart attack once every 40 seconds, or that each year, about 80,0
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2021
Cancer
A new study presented last week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting after its publication in the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers behind a large trial of antibiotics for chronic lung diseases have found that that the drugs are ineffective
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
While we typically consider global warming to have detrimental impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems, new research publ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some aquatic animals like sea cucumbers and some types of catfish that can survive in environments with limite
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists say it's the biological version of the rebreathers than human divers use to conserve and recycle their oxygen
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cancer
New research stemming from a collaboration between researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, Royal Marsden, UCL and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan