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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, 2023Cancer
Our body has mechanisms to regulate the immune system. Effective immunity requires the body to know when to ramp u ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
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The immune system is incredibly complex, and there are many different signaling molecules and receptors that can dial in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
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The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2023
Cancer
Our body has mechanisms to regulate the immune system. Effective immunity requires the body to know when to ramp u
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A proof-of-concept experiment in which a mouse was produced from two biological fathers has been announced at this year'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed an advanced imaging technique for studying mitochondria. While these organelles are often know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2023
Immunology
It has been thought that the first step in B cell activation, when these immune cells recognize an infectious pathogen,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2023
Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has revolutionized the cancer treatment landscape providing treatment options
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 12, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Experimental anti-amyloid treatment, solanezumab, did not significantly slow Alzheimer’s disease (AD)-related cogn
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 11, 2023
Space & Astronomy
An international team of scientists has analyzed a sample of the asteroid Ryugu and found that the sample is rich with o
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAR 11, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is a condition where the pancreas makes little to no insulin.1 Insulin is a type of
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 10, 2023
Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2023
Microbiology
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common fungus that grows in soil, plant matter, and dust around the world. It can also infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
People with bipolar disorder (BD) have alternating episodes of depression and mania, in which they are abnormally irrita
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
In 2011 the FDA limited the milligrams of acetaminophen in opioid medications. Now, a new study out of JAMA has the resu
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 07, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2023
Immunology
The immune system is incredibly complex, and there are many different signaling molecules and receptors that can dial in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new antidiabetic drug may reduce the risk of respiratory and renal conditions, including end-stage renal disease and p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 05, 2023
Neuroscience
Exposure to breast milk exposure improves neurocognitive outcomes in preterm babies. The corresponding study was p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Peanut allergies affect roughly 6.1 million Americans, and over 32 million have more general allergies.1 Many of these p
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, SARS-CoV-2 is still with us, and we still need diagnostic tests. Scientists have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
A new drug shows the potential to treat an exceptionally resilient sexual infection. A case study from the
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
FEB 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2023
Immunology
Gum disease may impact 47% of adults, and it could cause or exacerbate rheumatoid arthritis, which is thought to affect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch