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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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APR 13, 2020Cancer
In the past, the go-to drugs have always been small molecules. These small molecules would interact with the cell and ac ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Can spider venom offer pain relief? Apparently, yes! According to researchers at University of Queensland, compounds iso ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 12, 2020Cancer
A researcher from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville claims to have figured out the mo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 11, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from McGill University in Canada have found a link between mild behavioral impairment (MBI) in elderly indiv ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Your toilet could soon play a big part in keeping you healthy, thanks to a new “smart toilet” technology dev ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 09, 2020Cancer
The research to find effective treatments and diagnosing tools in the fight against cancer has led to a thorough investi ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 08, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery suggests that manipulating the pH of pancreatic cancer cells can deter cell g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 08, 2020Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Now more than ever we are all thinking about germs. Germs, microbes, bacteria, viruses – it’s a constant min ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2020Cardiology
While evidence suggests that most diets lead to similar modest losses in weight and improvements in cardiovascular risk ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a protein that helps control how much fat is absorbed by cells in the body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2020Cardiology
New research has found that a larger thigh circumferences, or ‘fatter thighs’ may be linked to lower blood p ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Less than a millisecond after a cell is stretched out, genes are activated, which will result in the production of prote ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2020Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
With vaccines at least one year away and no proven treatment for infection, the world has witnessed the loss of 20 ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 02, 2020Cancer
Thyroid cancer is the most common of the endocrine cancers, with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) being the mo ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists were able to make old human cells revert to a younger state by activating the expression of a few genes at ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2020Cannabis Sciences
A remarkable amount of the cannabis genome is either missing from the map or has yet to be mapped at all. Researchers fr ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 31, 2020Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2020Neuroscience
Stress doesn’t only exacerbate our physiology- from our cardiovascular system to our immune system and digestive s ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 30, 2020Neuroscience
As the coronavirus pandemic has shut billions around the world under lockdown- two things have become key. The first of ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2020
Cancer
In the past, the go-to drugs have always been small molecules. These small molecules would interact with the cell and ac
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Can spider venom offer pain relief? Apparently, yes! According to researchers at University of Queensland, compounds iso
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 12, 2020
Cancer
A researcher from the James Graham Brown Cancer Center at the University of Louisville claims to have figured out the mo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 11, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from McGill University in Canada have found a link between mild behavioral impairment (MBI) in elderly indiv
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Your toilet could soon play a big part in keeping you healthy, thanks to a new “smart toilet” technology dev
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 09, 2020
Cancer
The research to find effective treatments and diagnosing tools in the fight against cancer has led to a thorough investi
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 08, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery suggests that manipulating the pH of pancreatic cancer cells can deter cell g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These da
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mutations in a single gene had different biological impacts depending on the context.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Now more than ever we are all thinking about germs. Germs, microbes, bacteria, viruses – it’s a constant min
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
SARS-CoV-2 is the name for the pandemic coronavirus that causes the illness COVID-19, which affects people in extremely
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2020
Cardiology
While evidence suggests that most diets lead to similar modest losses in weight and improvements in cardiovascular risk
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found a protein that helps control how much fat is absorbed by cells in the body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2020
Cardiology
New research has found that a larger thigh circumferences, or ‘fatter thighs’ may be linked to lower blood p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Less than a millisecond after a cell is stretched out, genes are activated, which will result in the production of prote
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2020
Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
With vaccines at least one year away and no proven treatment for infection, the world has witnessed the loss of 20
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 02, 2020
Cancer
Thyroid cancer is the most common of the endocrine cancers, with papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) being the mo
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists were able to make old human cells revert to a younger state by activating the expression of a few genes at ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
A remarkable amount of the cannabis genome is either missing from the map or has yet to be mapped at all. Researchers fr
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 31, 2020
Microbiology
As SARS-CoV-2 upends normalcy in the world, researchers are trying to find a treatment for the illness it causes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2020
Neuroscience
Stress doesn’t only exacerbate our physiology- from our cardiovascular system to our immune system and digestive s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2020
Neuroscience
As the coronavirus pandemic has shut billions around the world under lockdown- two things have become key. The first of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The gene enables bacteria to resist the effects of an aminoglycoside antibiotic called plazomycin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch