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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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MAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in conjunction with FDA-approv ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is a global infection far from being eradicated. It currently infects more than 1,400 people per year in Au ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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Gene therapy continues to advance rapidly with new technology since 2008. It is a promising therapeutic avenue in medici ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 05, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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For decades, we've known that red meat is a risk factor for heart disease. Now, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2018Cardiology
We have all heard that exercise is good for us, particularly for the heart, but many don’t understand precisely ho ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 03, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a few major types of blood cells, which were thought to only come from one place: stem cells in bone marrow. U ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2018Chemistry & Physics
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located o ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 26, 2018Cardiology
If you’ve been drinking beet juice before going to the gym, the results of a new study may surprise you. Im ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 21, 2018Cardiology
Kawasaki disease discovered by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician, is a rare type of vasculitis, or inflamma ...Written By: Abbie ArceOCT 14, 2018Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptorsWritten By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 04, 2018Videos
Another Koch Institute Image Award winner from 2018 is presented in this video from MIT.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2018Immunology
Zika Virus manipulates the genetic makeup of immune cells called macrophages.Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new method for loading iron inside nanoparticles creates MRI contrast agents that work better than the mainstay gadoli ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 28, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
To fight peripheral artery diseases (PAD), an “ailment affecting 8 million Americans”, researchers at LSU Sc ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 27, 2018Immunology
Newly discovered tunnels connect bone marrow of the skull directly to lining of the brain to allow for quick access of i ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 17, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to ...Written By: Amanda KahlAUG 16, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technique that allows them to detect brain tumor biomarkers with a simple ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 06, 2018Infographics
Even though we only tend to focus on four key blood types, there are actually hundreds of iterations of different protei ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJUL 23, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Searching for a drug that may treat sickle cell disease (SCD) blood disorder researchers identified a protein responsibl ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2018Health & Medicine
Every summer the concern about tick-borne diseases runs high. Lyme disease, which is carried by ticks, is quickly becomi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Piqray (alpelisib) tablets, to be used in conjunction with FDA-approv
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Tuberculosis is a global infection far from being eradicated. It currently infects more than 1,400 people per year in Au
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cystic fibrosis affects around 700,000 people worldwide. New research has found a potential treatment for patients that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2019
Videos
Gene therapy continues to advance rapidly with new technology since 2008. It is a promising therapeutic avenue in medici
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 05, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The structure of a huge receptor in the body, which binds to vitamin B12, has now been elucidated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For decades, we've known that red meat is a risk factor for heart disease. Now, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2018
Cardiology
We have all heard that exercise is good for us, particularly for the heart, but many don’t understand precisely ho
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are a few major types of blood cells, which were thought to only come from one place: stem cells in bone marrow. U
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 26, 2018
Cardiology
If you’ve been drinking beet juice before going to the gym, the results of a new study may surprise you. Im
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 21, 2018
Cardiology
Kawasaki disease discovered by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician, is a rare type of vasculitis, or inflamma
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 14, 2018
Immunology
Red blood cells infected with malaria will secrete small vesicles that activate pathogen receptors
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 04, 2018
Videos
Another Koch Institute Image Award winner from 2018 is presented in this video from MIT.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2018
Immunology
Zika Virus manipulates the genetic makeup of immune cells called macrophages.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new method for loading iron inside nanoparticles creates MRI contrast agents that work better than the mainstay gadoli
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 28, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
To fight peripheral artery diseases (PAD), an “ailment affecting 8 million Americans”, researchers at LSU Sc
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 27, 2018
Immunology
Newly discovered tunnels connect bone marrow of the skull directly to lining of the brain to allow for quick access of i
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 17, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Autoimmune disease affects individuals by attacking healthy cells. Normally, your immune system sends out antibodies to
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
AUG 16, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a proof-of-concept technique that allows them to detect brain tumor biomarkers with a simple
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 06, 2018
Infographics
Even though we only tend to focus on four key blood types, there are actually hundreds of iterations of different protei
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JUL 23, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Searching for a drug that may treat sickle cell disease (SCD) blood disorder researchers identified a protein responsibl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Although CRISPR has grabbed a lot of headlines in recent years, it is not the only gene-editing game in town.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
Every summer the concern about tick-borne diseases runs high. Lyme disease, which is carried by ticks, is quickly becomi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim