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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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JUL 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Searching for a drug that may treat sickle cell disease (SCD) blood disorder researchers identified a protein responsibl ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 22, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to creating targeted therapies that are delivered directly where needed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2018Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2018Immunology
Recent study shows that sensory cells native to the gut are found in Hassall's corpuscles in the thymus, these are shown ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people have never heard of cilia, but these tiny appendages are an essential part of the cell.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2018Plants & Animals
When researchers noticed common bottlenose dolphins in Bermuda diving up to 1,000 meters below the ocean’s surface ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 18, 2018Cardiology
Recent study shows that rates of heart attack have increased in pregnant women 25% from 2002 to 2014.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Cancer
CRISPR can be used to dupe circulating tumor cells into killing their own main tumor after "re-homing" back with a death ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 17, 2018Immunology
Use of drugs that inhibit the TORC1 pathway has bolstered the immune systems of the elderly, leading to a decrease in po ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, better known as amyotrophic la ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Oil and water don't mix; cells can take advantage of that phenomenon, phase separation, to organize stuff without using ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2018Immunology
A recent study has shown that T cell receptors are dispersed across the T cell surface, as opposed to clustered, to allo ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many genes for ribosomes in case we need backup copies - those parts of the genome tend to suffer damage.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2018Videos
Researchers can look at isotopes in hair and bone samples to see whether people were vegetarians or omnivores. They can ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 12, 2018Videos
For some people, summer comes with a risk of many itchy nuisances, including poison ivy.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 12, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million peo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 10, 2018Cancer
Researchers utilized genome-wide association studies to identify a variant SNP within a gene at 14q11.2 which is linked ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 10, 2018Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont ...Written By: Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Searching for a drug that may treat sickle cell disease (SCD) blood disorder researchers identified a protein responsibl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting closer to creating targeted therapies that are delivered directly where needed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2018
Cardiology
Protein involved in blood vessel formation found to be higher in offspring of mothers who had gestational diabetes, hold
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Staphylococcus aureus is thought to lead to over 11 million visits to the doctor and the ER every year in the US alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2018
Immunology
Recent study shows that sensory cells native to the gut are found in Hassall's corpuscles in the thymus, these are shown
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people have never heard of cilia, but these tiny appendages are an essential part of the cell.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
When researchers noticed common bottlenose dolphins in Bermuda diving up to 1,000 meters below the ocean’s surface
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2018
Cardiology
Recent study shows that rates of heart attack have increased in pregnant women 25% from 2002 to 2014.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Cancer
CRISPR can be used to dupe circulating tumor cells into killing their own main tumor after "re-homing" back with a death
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 17, 2018
Immunology
Use of drugs that inhibit the TORC1 pathway has bolstered the immune systems of the elderly, leading to a decrease in po
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Roughly 20,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, better known as amyotrophic la
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Oil and water don't mix; cells can take advantage of that phenomenon, phase separation, to organize stuff without using
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2018
Immunology
A recent study has shown that T cell receptors are dispersed across the T cell surface, as opposed to clustered, to allo
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many genes for ribosomes in case we need backup copies - those parts of the genome tend to suffer damage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2018
Videos
Researchers can look at isotopes in hair and bone samples to see whether people were vegetarians or omnivores. They can
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 12, 2018
Videos
For some people, summer comes with a risk of many itchy nuisances, including poison ivy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cardiology
A recent study has found that treatment with the protein, VEGF-C, improves healing and recovery of heart function after
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million peo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned how some pathogenic bacteria stick to cells in the intestine, which gets their infection started
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acetazolamide, which is sold under the trade name Diamox and used to treat altitude sickness, is considere
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 10, 2018
Cancer
Researchers utilized genome-wide association studies to identify a variant SNP within a gene at 14q11.2 which is linked
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 10, 2018
Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman