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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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DEC 26, 2016Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning, ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 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 23, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New evidence from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has indicated that a protein call ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2016Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test detects the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dis ...DEC 22, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
JUPITER, FL – December 21, 2016 – In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The cells of organisms move through growth stages, duplicating DNA and eventually dividing, and control of that cycle wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2016Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t ...DEC 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic information from genes on DNA is first transcribed into RNA before being made into proteins, the major building ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms depend on chemical cascades to perform the many life-sustaining functions of cells. Those cascades depend on p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 13, 2016 – Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offsp ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 11, 2016Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2016Microbiology
The Human Genome Project to sequence our genome was fully completed by 2003, and it soon became clear that the next hurd ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature, researchers have created a way to move molecules between cells; they refer to this new technology a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Immunology
A recent study from the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) in Japan led to the discovery of a new group of mono
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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 23, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New evidence from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine has indicated that a protein call
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2016
Immunology
A new study identified an important mechanism in the innate immune response against fungal infections, explaining why sp
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new test detects the presence of abnormal proteins indicative of a deadly prion disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Dis
...
DEC 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 21, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) is
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUPITER, FL – December 21, 2016 – In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cells of organisms move through growth stages, duplicating DNA and eventually dividing, and control of that cycle wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2016
Cancer
If a cancer is caused by the over-activation of proteins that enhance growth, then blocking these enzymes should stunt t
...
DEC 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic information from genes on DNA is first transcribed into RNA before being made into proteins, the major building
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms depend on chemical cascades to perform the many life-sustaining functions of cells. Those cascades depend on p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brains are complex; studying brain function often involve simple organisms, like honeybees, which provided a finding tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 13, 2016 – Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offsp
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 11, 2016
Immunology
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the skin, but individuals with this disease are at a significa
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2016
Microbiology
The Human Genome Project to sequence our genome was fully completed by 2003, and it soon became clear that the next hurd
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature, researchers have created a way to move molecules between cells; they refer to this new technology a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch