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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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OCT 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
‘Fishnet’ Nanoparticles Traps Drug Molecules A team at Northwestern University have casted a net of nanopart
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like animals, plants are made of cells that are full of proteins. The proteins in plant cells are often only found
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2020
Cancer
Over the years, cancer researchers have struggled not just with drug and diagnostic design, but with drug delivery. The
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have found that when the brain forms a new memory, neurons known as 'engram cells' encode t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 06, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is an ever-present issue in the modern world. One of the most unfortunate cardiovascular ev
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A new study has confirmed that Tecentriq, an immunotherapy drug, improves survival rates among those with newly diagnose
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 06, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A patient checks into the hospital with difficulty breathing. Is inflammation to blame? How can physicians visualize are
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
An international team of researchers has found that fecal transplants could one day be used to restore cognitive functio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2020
Immunology
Australian scientists have zeroed in on a gene linked to an increased obesity risk: a regulator of inflammation c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our cells carry special structures called organelles, with each different organelle performing various specialized, crit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug called tofacitinib, also called Xeljanz , was found to treat permeability defects in the intestines. Tofacitinib
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used model organisms to view the first few hours of development in various organisms. A single cell is f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2020
Immunology
Blood clotting helps stem the bleeding from a wound, suppressing blood loss and stopping pathogenic microorganisms from
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During development and throughout our lives, cells have to 'know' where to go to form the right structures and properly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2020
Cardiology
The heart is a vital part of the body that can last one hundred years, yet even a small change can cause massive consequ
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
(Pixabay/geralt) Neutron sources are the key to advancing research in many areas such as energy storage, mechanical engi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 30, 2020
Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Cancer
The transformation of a healthy cell into a cancerous one often comes with a slew of cellular signaling changes. T
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch