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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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Type 1 diabetes is a major autoimmune disorder that affects millions of Americans each year. The disease is a result of ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
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NOV 02, 2023
Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is a major autoimmune disorder that affects millions of Americans each year. The disease is a result of
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunflowers are famous for following the sun as it moves across the sky. So how do they do it? While previous work has pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2023
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Nature Chemical Biology examines how plants can be engineered to alert for the presence of a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 26, 2023
Immunology
Scientists at the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (CeMM) at the Universi
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 26, 2023
Immunology
Scientists from the University of California Davis (UC Davis) Comprehensive Cancer Center have recently published in Cel
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 25, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2023
Cardiology
A simple dietary change appears effective in lowering cholesterol and waist circumference.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
OCT 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The causes of autism are still not well understood, although some genes have been identified that play a clear role in s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Cancer
Radiotherapy (also called radiation therapy), a commonly used cancer treatment that uses high-energy radiation, can effe
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 06, 2023
Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne are leveraging leading-edge imaging
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
In the quest for effective weight management, people have often turned to various supplements and dietary aids. One such
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
SEP 29, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain is a crucial, sensitive organ that is well-protected by the skull and blood brain barrier, which prevents many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In eukaryotic cells, which are found in complex organisms including humans, little membrane-bound organelles carry out v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
So-called junk DNA was given that unfortunate nickname because its function was unclear. These vast regions of the genom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2023
Immunology
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a molecule which is present in cells and made of genetic material to help build proteins neces
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 26, 2023
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch