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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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DEC 14, 2020Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a type of highly reactive molecule that is thought to be damaging to cellular structur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Nebulas are vast clouds of dust and gas that are remnants of exploded stars or in other cases, nurseries for where stars ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since its formation, the Sun has been the main power source for all objects within its irradiation range, putting out 3. ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
At the end of their life cycle, stars like our sun become 'white dwarfs'. Cooling over billions of years from th ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2020Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2020Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Israel have found that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can prevent blood ce ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 20, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Georgia have found more evidence for the link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) a ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
Mars was once a planet with oceans of water. So what happened to all of it? Researchers used a tool called MAVEN (Mars A ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2020Cancer
Research from Tokyo University of Science investigators highlights new accomplishments in the fight against cancer. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that fluvoxamine, a common ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance to put the “mask debate&rdquo ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 09, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Oxidants are reactive oxygen species known to be harmful to living organisms at high concentrations and have been linked ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 03, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Although we have many treatments against ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 01, 2020Plants & Animals
There are veins in plants that move nutrients and other important molecules around. These veins have to be carefully org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved antiviral drug Remdesivir, sold under the name ‘Velkury&rsq ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 21, 2020Technology
Can house paint revolutionize technology? Apparently, yes! Researchers discovered that titanium oxide, a component of pa ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
During a heart attack, blood flow is blocked and cells lose oxygen and begin to die. Scientists are developing many new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in Nature Communications Earth & Environment contemplates the changing chemistry and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 14, 2020
Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Immunology
When faced with stressful stimuli — anything from oxygen or nutrient deprivation to viral infections — cells
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Immunology
Smoking increases the risk of lung diseases by affecting the lungs in many ways. It irritates the lungs making
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a type of highly reactive molecule that is thought to be damaging to cellular structur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Nebulas are vast clouds of dust and gas that are remnants of exploded stars or in other cases, nurseries for where stars
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since its formation, the Sun has been the main power source for all objects within its irradiation range, putting out 3.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
At the end of their life cycle, stars like our sun become 'white dwarfs'. Cooling over billions of years from th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2020
Immunology
There’s a new weapon in the battle against lung cancer metastases: red blood cells equipped with nanopartic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2020
Plants & Animals
Our oceans are becoming more acidic; their pH is going down as they absorb CO2 from Earth's atmosphere. It's thought tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Israel have found that hyperbaric oxygen treatments (HBOT) in healthy aging adults can prevent blood ce
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 20, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Georgia have found more evidence for the link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Mars was once a planet with oceans of water. So what happened to all of it? Researchers used a tool called MAVEN (Mars A
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2020
Cancer
Research from Tokyo University of Science investigators highlights new accomplishments in the fight against cancer. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that fluvoxamine, a common
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance to put the “mask debate&rdquo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Oxidants are reactive oxygen species known to be harmful to living organisms at high concentrations and have been linked
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 03, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common causes of death in the world. Although we have many treatments against
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
There are veins in plants that move nutrients and other important molecules around. These veins have to be carefully org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved antiviral drug Remdesivir, sold under the name ‘Velkury&rsq
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 21, 2020
Technology
Can house paint revolutionize technology? Apparently, yes! Researchers discovered that titanium oxide, a component of pa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During a heart attack, blood flow is blocked and cells lose oxygen and begin to die. Scientists are developing many new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A study published recently in Nature Communications Earth & Environment contemplates the changing chemistry and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan