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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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MAR 20, 2018Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune responseWritten By:MAR 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
While the weather conditions obviously play a role in skin dryness, there are physiological factors at work as well.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 16, 2018Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2018Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2018Chemistry & Physics
In the human body, immune system help to defend against parasites, bacteria, and virus. It comprises different com ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 13, 2018Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 12, 2018Microbiology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, can kill specific kinds of bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
SUSHI, or Super-resolution Shadow Imaging is a new technique for looking at living cells in the brain.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that is unpredictable and often disabling in affected individuals. It ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells have specialized parts called organelles, and scientists have learned more about one of them, the Golgi appara ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2018Immunology
The diversity of proteins in the blood that promote inflammation in people with type 1 diabetes and related kidney disea ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2018Immunology
One of the most lethal forms of brain cancer owes most of its deadliness to its evasion of the immune system - a nasty t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers are looking for possible therapeutic targets in early Alzheimer's Disease to prevent the devastating, irreve ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 08, 2018Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 07, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how immune cells use a toxic cocktail to battle bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Each of our cells carries over two meters of DNA, which has to be neatly packaged; this process remained mysterious, unt ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2018
Cancer
Cancer induced reduction in antiviral immune response
Written By:
MAR 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a new pathway that promotes the activity of the cellular powerhouse, the mitochondria, durin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the weather conditions obviously play a role in skin dryness, there are physiological factors at work as well.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before new drugs are tested in humans, researchers have to ensure that they are both effective and safe. Animal models o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating neurological disorder that is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
In the human body, immune system help to defend against parasites, bacteria, and virus. It comprises different com
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 13, 2018
Immunology
One enzyme’s structure may hold the key to new treatments for a variety of diseases: diabetes, cancer, neurodegene
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 12, 2018
Microbiology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, can kill specific kinds of bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
SUSHI, or Super-resolution Shadow Imaging is a new technique for looking at living cells in the brain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that is unpredictable and often disabling in affected individuals. It
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells have specialized parts called organelles, and scientists have learned more about one of them, the Golgi appara
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2018
Immunology
The diversity of proteins in the blood that promote inflammation in people with type 1 diabetes and related kidney disea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A specific gene variant has been connected with an increased risk of drug dependence, researchers found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2018
Immunology
One of the most lethal forms of brain cancer owes most of its deadliness to its evasion of the immune system - a nasty t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers are looking for possible therapeutic targets in early Alzheimer's Disease to prevent the devastating, irreve
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 08, 2018
Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how immune cells use a toxic cocktail to battle bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Each of our cells carries over two meters of DNA, which has to be neatly packaged; this process remained mysterious, unt
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Neuroscience
The danger of traumatic brain injuries and concussions (mTBI/concussion) is a concern for anyone who plays an imp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before
...
Written By:
Kara Marker