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Red Blood Cells
Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and they carry oxygen throughout the body. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide).
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OCT 29, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from George Mason University in Washington DC have created a synthetic molecule from Komodo Dragon blood tha ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 01, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s smaller than a human cell, but the diminutive size of the newly-developed ultrasound detector is by no means ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 30, 2020Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood clotting, also known as coagulation, is a critical biological mechanism to prevent excessive blood loss in the eve ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 14, 2020Technology
New Way for Manufacturing Red Blood Cells Scientists at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, obesity impacted about 42% of American adul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Immunology
Dolphins are helping scientists answer the age-old question: can we stop the clock when it comes to aging? A recent stud ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We have known for decades that lead harms the body. This work can help explain how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 19, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may prevent neurodegeneration among older women living in ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and scientists have been searching for new antibiotics t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Red blood cells are the most abundant type of cell in the blood. They contain a protein called hemoglobin and have incre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The surfaces of cells are decorated with receptors, and the interactions between receptors and their binding partners ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2020Cancer
The human body is a complex network of systems that often interact and affect each other. Recent work shows that red blo ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2020Chemistry & Physics
While the medical community is scrambling to find the proper medications for Sars-CoV-02 infection, a significant portio ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 15, 2020Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, researchers discovered a fast-acting anti-malarial compound with promisi ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
For a drug to be effective, it has to get to the right place to exert its impact.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from George Mason University in Washington DC have created a synthetic molecule from Komodo Dragon blood tha
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s smaller than a human cell, but the diminutive size of the newly-developed ultrasound detector is by no means
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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 17, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood clotting, also known as coagulation, is a critical biological mechanism to prevent excessive blood loss in the eve
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 14, 2020
Technology
New Way for Manufacturing Red Blood Cells Scientists at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 2018, obesity impacted about 42% of American adul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Immunology
Dolphins are helping scientists answer the age-old question: can we stop the clock when it comes to aging? A recent stud
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We have known for decades that lead harms the body. This work can help explain how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a recent study, the answers could lie in a simple blood test.
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Picture this: a hiker on a backcountry trail falls down a rocky embankment, and is left with a deep gash on the leg afte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 19, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may prevent neurodegeneration among older women living in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drug-resistant bacteria pose a serious threat to public health, and scientists have been searching for new antibiotics t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Red blood cells are the most abundant type of cell in the blood. They contain a protein called hemoglobin and have incre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surfaces of cells are decorated with receptors, and the interactions between receptors and their binding partners ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2020
Cancer
The human body is a complex network of systems that often interact and affect each other. Recent work shows that red blo
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
While the medical community is scrambling to find the proper medications for Sars-CoV-02 infection, a significant portio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 15, 2020
Immunology
A specific parasitic species causes the most deaths from malaria: Plasmodium falciparum. This parasite does so by avoidi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, researchers discovered a fast-acting anti-malarial compound with promisi
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
For a drug to be effective, it has to get to the right place to exert its impact.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch