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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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FEB 08, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at University of Technology Sydney warn that the protein supplement, L-norvaline, could damage brain cells. ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 06, 2019Immunology
Researchers show, for the first time, that a blood-clotting protein called fibrinogen is responsible for a series of mol ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlFEB 06, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cardiometabolic syndrome refers to a group of risk factors, and has been connected to a protein made in fat cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been looking for the origins of life on earth for many years. One theory that has emerged involves a bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2019Technology
A new form of nano-encapsulating technology was recently announced by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) for t ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 01, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway in liver that can allo ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 01, 2019Cancer
Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold clai ...Written By: Amy LoriauxFEB 01, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2019Immunology
A new immune signaling molecule now provides the basis for potential new approaches in sepsis therapy.Written By: Nicholas BreehlJAN 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Chicken eggs have been used for over 70 years to produce vaccines. Now they could be used to reduce the cost of making c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
About 23% of people carry a genetic mutation that predisposes them to get arrhythmia after a heart attack, and researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2019Videos
Researchers have been able to create synthetic nucleotide bases and add them to the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2019Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Videos
Fidget spinners are small toys that people might use to destress or reduce anxiety, but they may have another practical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In this work, researchers found that an enzyme called GSK3 is a critical regulator of kidney function.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2019Neuroscience
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have fo ...Written By: Amy LoriauxJAN 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is critical to the control of the amount of glucose in the blood. Problems with insulin levels cause diseases li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
After almost 20 years of a once-promising cancer drugs known as MMP inhibitors suddenly failed in clinical trials, scien ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with ALS, frontotemporal dementia, carry a mutation in the gene C9orf72—resulting in repeated DNA sequ ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study done on human kidney cancer cells and acute myeloid leukemia cells in mice, a compound was examined ...Written By: Nouran Amin
FEB 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at University of Technology Sydney warn that the protein supplement, L-norvaline, could damage brain cells.
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 06, 2019
Immunology
Researchers show, for the first time, that a blood-clotting protein called fibrinogen is responsible for a series of mol
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
FEB 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cardiometabolic syndrome refers to a group of risk factors, and has been connected to a protein made in fat cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
For an organism to function properly, genes have to be turned on or off in the right places at the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Microbiology
Bacteria have to be able to defend themselves from other microbes, making some microbes valuable producers of antibiotic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks insulin-producing cells, and researchers have been trying to figure out ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been looking for the origins of life on earth for many years. One theory that has emerged involves a bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2019
Technology
A new form of nano-encapsulating technology was recently announced by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) for t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 01, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a molecular pathway in liver that can allo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 01, 2019
Cancer
Accelerated Evolution Biotechnology, Ltd. (AEBI), an Israeli company led by CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, made some bold clai
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 01, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have found giant viruses that can infect the bacteria in our guts, and seem to be able to move between speci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
A new immune signaling molecule now provides the basis for potential new approaches in sepsis therapy.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Chicken eggs have been used for over 70 years to produce vaccines. Now they could be used to reduce the cost of making c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 23% of people carry a genetic mutation that predisposes them to get arrhythmia after a heart attack, and researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2019
Videos
Researchers have been able to create synthetic nucleotide bases and add them to the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2019
Microbiology
A growing number of pathogenic microbes are gaining resistance to antibiotics, and the genes that confer that resistance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Videos
Fidget spinners are small toys that people might use to destress or reduce anxiety, but they may have another practical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Microbiology
Alzheimer's is more likely in the aged, but the exact causes were unclear. New work shows that it may stem from a brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In this work, researchers found that an enzyme called GSK3 is a critical regulator of kidney function.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2019
Neuroscience
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have fo
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Insulin is critical to the control of the amount of glucose in the blood. Problems with insulin levels cause diseases li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
After almost 20 years of a once-promising cancer drugs known as MMP inhibitors suddenly failed in clinical trials, scien
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Individuals with ALS, frontotemporal dementia, carry a mutation in the gene C9orf72—resulting in repeated DNA sequ
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study done on human kidney cancer cells and acute myeloid leukemia cells in mice, a compound was examined
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin