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Primary Cells
A primary cell is a battery that is designed to be used once and discarded, and not recharged with electricity and reused like a secondary cell. In general, the electrochemical reaction occurring in the cell is not reversible, rendering the cell unrechargeable.
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DEC 13, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries ...DEC 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2017Cardiology
So-called “death receptors” found in the blood are predictive of an individual’s risk of heart disease ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human diseaseWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 17, 2017Cardiology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a rare, genetic, neuromuscular disease that primarily affects males - leads to degeneratio ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 21, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
It might be news to you that environmental disturbances and climate patterns like as El Niño can be influential e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 28, 2017Immunology
A unique interaction between immune cells and the nervous system could explain why older people have more belly fat - an ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 26, 2017Health & Medicine
Following a heart attack, healthy heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, die and transform into scar tissue cells, c ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2017Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT presents awards for amazing microscopy images. One winner, "Mind the Gap," is seen here. The i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Through the Human Research Program (HRP), NASA wants to find the safest ways to move humans through space.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing ...SEP 12, 2017Neuroscience
One of the most important functions of the brain is to get us around our environment. It powers the muscles, processes w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 06, 2017Immunology
Scientists interested in manipulating the immune system, either to suppress autoimmune reactions or to boost anti-cancer ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2017Cancer
A new study reports that vitamin C has the capacity to stop leukemic cells from multiplying. The results are part of a g ...AUG 15, 2017Cancer
To creep into distant parts of the body, some cancer cells have developed a knack for shapeshifting – morphing on ...AUG 08, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala ...AUG 06, 2017Videos
Glioblastoma is a type of aggressive brain tumor, and while it is rare, it's still the most common malignant primary bra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease through ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2017Videos
With the recent news that Senator John McCain is suffering from a brain tumor, there's been a of talk about brain cancer ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 18, 2017Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d ...JUL 12, 2017Immunology
The good news? Scientists discovered a regulatory immune process that wards off “accidental” responses that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 13, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy is intended to be an aggressive attack on cancer, but all too often, the body also sustains major injuries
...
DEC 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Cardiology
So-called “death receptors” found in the blood are predictive of an individual’s risk of heart disease
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 17, 2017
Cardiology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - a rare, genetic, neuromuscular disease that primarily affects males - leads to degeneratio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 21, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about a genetic disorder that affects the liver, revealing potential new therapeutic avenue
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
It might be news to you that environmental disturbances and climate patterns like as El Niño can be influential e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 28, 2017
Immunology
A unique interaction between immune cells and the nervous system could explain why older people have more belly fat - an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
Following a heart attack, healthy heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, die and transform into scar tissue cells, c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2017
Videos
The Koch Institute at MIT presents awards for amazing microscopy images. One winner, "Mind the Gap," is seen here. The i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Through the Human Research Program (HRP), NASA wants to find the safest ways to move humans through space.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women, not having enough vitamin D not only increases their risk for osteoporosis, but also the risk for developing
...
SEP 12, 2017
Neuroscience
One of the most important functions of the brain is to get us around our environment. It powers the muscles, processes w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2017
Immunology
Scientists interested in manipulating the immune system, either to suppress autoimmune reactions or to boost anti-cancer
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An epidemiological study was paired with laboratory results to find what might have been the cause of this effect.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2017
Cancer
A new study reports that vitamin C has the capacity to stop leukemic cells from multiplying. The results are part of a g
...
AUG 15, 2017
Cancer
To creep into distant parts of the body, some cancer cells have developed a knack for shapeshifting – morphing on
...
AUG 08, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala
...
AUG 06, 2017
Videos
Glioblastoma is a type of aggressive brain tumor, and while it is rare, it's still the most common malignant primary bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease through
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2017
Videos
With the recent news that Senator John McCain is suffering from a brain tumor, there's been a of talk about brain cancer
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 18, 2017
Cancer
Statins are often prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, especially for patients at high risk for coronary heart d
...
JUL 12, 2017
Immunology
The good news? Scientists discovered a regulatory immune process that wards off “accidental” responses that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)