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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 29, 2020Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 28, 2020Cancer
The metabolism of cancer has interested scientists in recent decades. Many cancers conduct "normal" metabolism ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 28, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19 ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 27, 2020Immunology
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Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for its potential to cure genetic diseases. We've also recently seen how critical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that attacking a cell’s mitochondria can starve cancer cells. The study involves a possible ther ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
During development, cells multiply to grow the animal, and those cells have to organize properly and differentiate into ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2020Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2020Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2020Technology
Some diseases, such as metastatic breast cancer are known as “undruggable” or best described as unresponsive ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Cancer
Many of today’s drugs come from vast libraries of synthetic compounds built by chemists for big pharma. This drug ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A fungal-targeting drug was shown to improve symptoms of cystic fibrosis particularly key biomarkers in lung tissue cult ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2020Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Advanced Nano-Biomed Research contemplates the physical dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 on abiotic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 17, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Over 30% of people with major depressive disorder are resistant to serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's), the curre ...Written By: Annie Lennon
DEC 29, 2020
Immunology
Viruses that when administered to patients preferentially attack and kill cancer cells, leaving normal tissues unscathed
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 28, 2020
Cancer
The metabolism of cancer has interested scientists in recent decades. Many cancers conduct "normal" metabolism
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 28, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Glioblastoma is a very aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer that responds poorly to chemotherapy in children and a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new antibody-based weapons in the fight against COVID-19
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 27, 2020
Immunology
Obesity is a significant problem in our societies with increasing the risk for many diseases, including cancer. Can
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 27, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a way to treat or prevent Crohn's disease, one of the most common forms of inflammatory bowel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for its potential to cure genetic diseases. We've also recently seen how critical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibodies are naturally used by the body to bind targets on pathogens and neutralize them, and these specific interacti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that attacking a cell’s mitochondria can starve cancer cells. The study involves a possible ther
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine — a clinical paradigm that tailors treatments specifically to patients based on their genetic a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During development, cells multiply to grow the animal, and those cells have to organize properly and differentiate into
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2020
Microbiology
The UK recently reported that it had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus, which causes COVID-19. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2020
Immunology
Once the coronavirus enters the body, the immune system springs into action, producing antibodies that bind to and neutr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cytokines are a group of molecules that are involved in several processes including cell signaling and inflammation, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2020
Technology
Some diseases, such as metastatic breast cancer are known as “undruggable” or best described as unresponsive
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Cancer
Many of today’s drugs come from vast libraries of synthetic compounds built by chemists for big pharma. This drug
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A fungal-targeting drug was shown to improve symptoms of cystic fibrosis particularly key biomarkers in lung tissue cult
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2020
Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Advanced Nano-Biomed Research contemplates the physical dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 on abiotic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 17, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 30% of people with major depressive disorder are resistant to serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI's), the curre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon