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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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MAR 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned more about DNA replication during cell division, and their insights may help create new types o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In humans, motor neurons link thoughts with the motion of the body. Now researchers have learned more about how they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2020Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia in which amyloid-beta protein builds up in the brain, killing off surrou ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2020Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for almost 18 million deaths every year, making it the top killing-disease in the ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein buildup is not only a problem for the brain, it can also impair muscles.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Cancer
Research published today in the Journal of Hepatology suggests that the protein responsible for antioxidant defense ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2020Microbiology
Noroviruses can contaminate fresh produce and in developed nations, they are the most common cause of gastroenteritis.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Down syndrome impacts around 6,000 live births in the US every year. Around 95% of affected individuals have a type call ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2020Technology
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ‘air-powered generator’--a device that ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 21, 2020Cancer
A team of researchers from Cornell has taken an innovative approach to crack the diversity code of cancer cells. Using a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Structures called mitochondria are crucial for life; these small powerhouses generate energy for cells. Scientists have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2020Technology
Recent technology may help for the first time to enable cancer scientists the analysis of individual behavior of million ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 18, 2020Cancer
Are you concerned about endometrial cancer? New research published recently in the Journal of Medical Genetics has ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
You can have too much of a good thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Some individuals are morning people to the extreme. Some genetic mutations give the body clock a 20 instead of 24-hour c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2020Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year, and the rate of the disease is rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Brazil have discovered a very unusual virus infecting amoeba in an artificial lake called Lake Pampulha i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2020Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 10, 2020Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research showcases the findings from new research on pancreatic ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2020Immunology
Scientists discovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells evade the immune system to further their own agenda: invade, ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAR 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned more about DNA replication during cell division, and their insights may help create new types o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In humans, motor neurons link thoughts with the motion of the body. Now researchers have learned more about how they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia in which amyloid-beta protein builds up in the brain, killing off surrou
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2020
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for almost 18 million deaths every year, making it the top killing-disease in the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein buildup is not only a problem for the brain, it can also impair muscles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Cancer
Research published today in the Journal of Hepatology suggests that the protein responsible for antioxidant defense
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2020
Microbiology
Noroviruses can contaminate fresh produce and in developed nations, they are the most common cause of gastroenteritis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Down syndrome impacts around 6,000 live births in the US every year. Around 95% of affected individuals have a type call
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Technology
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ‘air-powered generator’--a device that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 21, 2020
Cancer
A team of researchers from Cornell has taken an innovative approach to crack the diversity code of cancer cells. Using a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics for superbug infections? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences claims tha
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Structures called mitochondria are crucial for life; these small powerhouses generate energy for cells. Scientists have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2020
Technology
Recent technology may help for the first time to enable cancer scientists the analysis of individual behavior of million
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 18, 2020
Cancer
Are you concerned about endometrial cancer? New research published recently in the Journal of Medical Genetics has
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can have too much of a good thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some individuals are morning people to the extreme. Some genetic mutations give the body clock a 20 instead of 24-hour c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease every year, and the rate of the disease is rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Brazil have discovered a very unusual virus infecting amoeba in an artificial lake called Lake Pampulha i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2020
Immunology
A study published in Human Immunology has described, for the first time, a link between an immunosuppressive prot
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 10, 2020
Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Cancer Research showcases the findings from new research on pancreatic ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2020
Immunology
Scientists discovered a new mechanism by which cancer cells evade the immune system to further their own agenda: invade,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker