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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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The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
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The term "biomimicry" describes the models and methods harnessed by scientists to imitate natural element ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 07, 2020Cancer
In a cell, there are tens of thousands of individual components. Each component has a specific activity or role that the ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Samples obtained from patients from all over the world have been used to sequence the genomes of the viral strains infec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2020Immunology
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Lyme disease is a confounding illness that can be difficult to diagnose, and can cause a wide range of serious health pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 29, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection injures i ...Written By: Lawrence RennaAPR 29, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
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Earlier detection is essential in order to reduce deaths caused by cancer. A new study, DETECT-A (Detecting cancers Earl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2020Cancer
Oncogenes, mutations in genes that promote cancer growth, have long been easy targets for cancer research due to the dir ...Written By: Jasper Cantrell
MAY 17, 2020
Immunology
Some good news comes as researchers scramble for potential vaccine candidates amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic. Scien
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Treatment options are limited for people that have suffered swelling-inducing injuries to their brain and spinal cord. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that anandamide, often referred to as the body’s own cannabis, may help us forget traumatic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 14, 2020
Cancer
Pediatric brain cancer is an especially tough pill to swallow. While one in four children does not survive medulloblasto
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Lethbridge, Canada, have found that cannabis may be able to block COVID-19 infections
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
While you or I might have the freedom of deciding between a carnivorous diet or going all out vegetarian, not all a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2020
Microbiology
Melting permafrost has been revealing some remarkably well-preserved and extremely old stuff, like a prehistoric puppy a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's is a common form of dementia that affects as many as 5.5 million Americans and the incidence is increasing a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) developed a novel anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) drug that can shrink t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins carry out many of an organism's critical functions, and they are coded for by genes. To make a protein from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The term "biomimicry" describes the models and methods harnessed by scientists to imitate natural element
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 07, 2020
Cancer
In a cell, there are tens of thousands of individual components. Each component has a specific activity or role that the
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Samples obtained from patients from all over the world have been used to sequence the genomes of the viral strains infec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2020
Immunology
A new hero in the fight against COVID-19 has emerged: 4-year-old Winter, a llama that currently resides in the Belgian c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 04, 2020
Immunology
GeoVax Labs, Inc., a biotechnology company developing human vaccines and immunotherapies against infectious diseases and
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
MAY 03, 2020
Microbiology
Lyme disease is a confounding illness that can be difficult to diagnose, and can cause a wide range of serious health pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The accumulation of aberrant, misfolded proteins is a known feature of several different kinds of brain diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 29, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis occurs when the body’s response to an infection injures i
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 29, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Incre
...
Written By:
Lawrence Renna
APR 28, 2020
Cancer
Earlier detection is essential in order to reduce deaths caused by cancer. A new study, DETECT-A (Detecting cancers Earl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2020
Cancer
Oncogenes, mutations in genes that promote cancer growth, have long been easy targets for cancer research due to the dir
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell