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Protein
Proteins: are essential nutrients for the human body. They are one of the building blocks of body tissue and can also serve as a fuel source. As a fuel, proteins provide as much energy density as carbohydrates: 4 kcal per gram; in contrast, lipids provide 9 kcal per gram.
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MAY 07, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2019Cancer
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the worst cancer diagnoses a child can receive. While it is uncommon (or perhap ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 05, 2019Health & Medicine
Incorporating healthy diet like regular consumption of walnuts slows the growth of breast cancer cells.Written By: Nupur SrivastavaMAY 05, 2019Cancer
They are our best friends, our constant company, our unconditional loves: our dogs. Though they often pass through our o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2019Neuroscience
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While next-gen sequencing has brought us a wealth of new data, researchers found errors in it that compound over time.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2019Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2019Health & Medicine
A team of international scientists has defined a new type of dementia that closely mimics the symptoms of Alzheimer&rsqu ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 30, 2019Neuroscience
Researchers develop neuron receptors with the ability to interact with an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug. This technolog ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAPR 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A mutant fruit fly has helped researchers learn more about epileptic seizures, and opened up new avenues to potential th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that while what we eat is very important to our health, when we have our meals has an impact on our bodies as w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The idea that there are different strains, (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa), has almost become cannabis dogma. ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 24, 2019Technology
In a study published in the journal Biomedical Optics Express, researchers have developed a capsule-shaped photoacoustic ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A compound found in a native African shrub revealed three major types of the serotonin transporter—a protein in th ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are developing multiple ways to turn genes off and on with light.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In studies carried out on mice and zebrafish, a prescribed drug for hypertension may be promising for treating a collect ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a way to inhibit inflammatory molecules that are linked to diseases like lupus and osteoarthritis.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2019Earth & The Environment
Nitrous oxide (N2O), perhaps better known as laughing gas, is a dangerous greenhouse gas with nearly three hundred times ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Inherited metabolic disorders, in which the body is unable to break down a specific nutrient, are usually caused by an e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2019Immunology
The C-word. Dare we say it? Is a cure for cancer within reach? Professor Michael Kinch https://publichealth.wustl ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-Arnold
MAY 07, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria get into our bloodstream, the immune system has to detect and destroy it. Scientists filmed the end of tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2019
Cancer
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the worst cancer diagnoses a child can receive. While it is uncommon (or perhap
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
Incorporating healthy diet like regular consumption of walnuts slows the growth of breast cancer cells.
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
MAY 05, 2019
Cancer
They are our best friends, our constant company, our unconditional loves: our dogs. Though they often pass through our o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2019
Neuroscience
Neurogenesis is the growth or development of new neural cells. One of the most heated debates in neuroscience is whether
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
MAY 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While next-gen sequencing has brought us a wealth of new data, researchers found errors in it that compound over time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Health & Medicine
A team of international scientists has defined a new type of dementia that closely mimics the symptoms of Alzheimer&rsqu
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
Researchers develop neuron receptors with the ability to interact with an FDA-approved anti-smoking drug. This technolog
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A mutant fruit fly has helped researchers learn more about epileptic seizures, and opened up new avenues to potential th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that while what we eat is very important to our health, when we have our meals has an impact on our bodies as w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The idea that there are different strains, (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa), has almost become cannabis dogma.
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 24, 2019
Technology
In a study published in the journal Biomedical Optics Express, researchers have developed a capsule-shaped photoacoustic
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A compound found in a native African shrub revealed three major types of the serotonin transporter—a protein in th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are developing multiple ways to turn genes off and on with light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When 3D printing was first developed, only very simple structures could be created from basic materials. It's now advanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In studies carried out on mice and zebrafish, a prescribed drug for hypertension may be promising for treating a collect
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a way to inhibit inflammatory molecules that are linked to diseases like lupus and osteoarthritis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Nitrous oxide (N2O), perhaps better known as laughing gas, is a dangerous greenhouse gas with nearly three hundred times
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Inherited metabolic disorders, in which the body is unable to break down a specific nutrient, are usually caused by an e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2019
Immunology
The C-word. Dare we say it? Is a cure for cancer within reach? Professor Michael Kinch https://publichealth.wustl
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold