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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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JAN 07, 2017Cancer
Peppers are in the spotlight again this week as scientists reveal the biological mechanism behind the anticancer effects ...JAN 02, 2017Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug that weakens the immune system is showing big promise as potentially the first treatment option for multiple scle ...DEC 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Proton pumps are specialized proteins that reside in the envelope that surround a cell, the membrane, and the pumps can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2016Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously ...DEC 27, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2016Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 16, 2016Cardiology
We tend to think of a pacemaker as a man made device, and piece of metal surgically implanted in a damaged heart to help ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2016Cancer
To uproot itself and start seeding tumors in other parts of the body, cancer cells must have enough energy for the journ ...DEC 06, 2016Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Controlling Chronic Inflammation with UV Light to Quell Disease SymptomsWritten By: Jennifer EllisNOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is ...NOV 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199 ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 16, 2016Cancer
In surveying men with prostate cancer, scientists report that circulating tumor cells can be found in the blood. Further ...NOV 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
By using an artificial sample of deformed wing virus (DWV), researchers have been able to learn more about the progressi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2016Cardiology
Risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease are often thought to be obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and environmental ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The male birth control shot is effective, researchers say. But, there’s a big caveat to this claim – researc ...OCT 26, 2016Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2017
Cancer
Peppers are in the spotlight again this week as scientists reveal the biological mechanism behind the anticancer effects
...
JAN 02, 2017
Microbiology
In a study published in Nature Chemical Biology, researchers demonstrated that an herbal remedy used for centuries in Ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A drug that weakens the immune system is showing big promise as potentially the first treatment option for multiple scle
...
DEC 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proton pumps are specialized proteins that reside in the envelope that surround a cell, the membrane, and the pumps can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2016
Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously
...
DEC 27, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Obesity is a common epidemic worldwide, but scientists are now bringing to light an associated health issue, fatty liver
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Microbiology
If you don’t love amoebas, there’s something wrong with you. Amoebas are adorable, little single-cell
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 16, 2016
Cardiology
We tend to think of a pacemaker as a man made device, and piece of metal surgically implanted in a damaged heart to help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2016
Cancer
To uproot itself and start seeding tumors in other parts of the body, cancer cells must have enough energy for the journ
...
DEC 06, 2016
Immunology
Scientists have discovered a cellular switch that can be turned “on” or “off,” which could be vi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Controlling Chronic Inflammation with UV Light to Quell Disease Symptoms
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
NOV 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Judy O’Rourke RECAPPING HISTORY BEFORE MAKING SOME It may seem like just yesterday, OK it was around 199
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 16, 2016
Cancer
In surveying men with prostate cancer, scientists report that circulating tumor cells can be found in the blood. Further
...
NOV 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
By using an artificial sample of deformed wing virus (DWV), researchers have been able to learn more about the progressi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2016
Cardiology
Risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease are often thought to be obesity, a sedentary lifestyle, and environmental
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The male birth control shot is effective, researchers say. But, there’s a big caveat to this claim – researc
...
OCT 26, 2016
Microbiology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that every day, roughly one of 25 hospital patients carries at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch