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Skin
Skin: is the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet. The skin protects us from microbes and the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold.
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DEC 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Is holiday weight gain creeping up on you? Good news, it's not as bad as you think it is. Starting with Halloween ca ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new type of 3D printing uses a special ink derived from genetically altered live cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2017Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and ...DEC 02, 2017Videos
Now that stem cells can be easily made from adult skin cells, many research avenues have been opened up. The Gladstone I ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 01, 2017Cannabis Sciences
Learn about the many different methods you can use to consume medical cannabis.Written By: Loren DeVitoNOV 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Lyme disease is on the rise in the United States, but not in the areas where it is most commonly found. Lyme disease can ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2017Videos
If you're out to eat and don't want to run to the bathroom to wash your hands before your meal, you might turn to the po ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2017Videos
While fitness trackers like FitBits seem to be everywhere, a new device to monitor health is being developed, and it aim ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2017Videos
Most people have heard of stem cells, which are often used in laboratory research and are being developed and tested for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2017Cancer
A substance found in an antiparasitic drug could block vital communication for prostate and colon cancer cells, a new st ...NOV 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2017Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 18, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists in Europe Use Genetically Modified Patient Stem Cells to Graft Whole Body SkinWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 16, 2017Videos
If you've ever had a Charley horse, you know how painful these can be - especially if these occur late at night while yo ...NOV 16, 2017Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could have an impact on how wound repair is approached, for example the times that surgeries are performed.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Every year the James Dyson Foundation, named after the famed vacuum designer and engineer, gives tens of thousands dolla ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 11, 2017Microbiology
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, is a type of antibiotic resistant bacteria that causes ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 11, 2017Cancer
Seemingly innocent sips of alcohol on the daily may be increasing a person’s overall risk for several types of can ...NOV 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it ...NOV 08, 2017Health & Medicine
Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the Unit ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 08, 2017Videos
Does it seem like no matter how much sleep you get or how unstressed you are, you continuously have dark circles under y ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Is holiday weight gain creeping up on you? Good news, it's not as bad as you think it is. Starting with Halloween ca
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new type of 3D printing uses a special ink derived from genetically altered live cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2017
Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and
...
DEC 02, 2017
Videos
Now that stem cells can be easily made from adult skin cells, many research avenues have been opened up. The Gladstone I
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that occurs in more than 150 countries and territories, causing more than 60,000 fatalit
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 01, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
Learn about the many different methods you can use to consume medical cannabis.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Lyme disease is on the rise in the United States, but not in the areas where it is most commonly found. Lyme disease can
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
If you're out to eat and don't want to run to the bathroom to wash your hands before your meal, you might turn to the po
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2017
Videos
While fitness trackers like FitBits seem to be everywhere, a new device to monitor health is being developed, and it aim
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Children that suffer from epidermolysis bullosa, sometimes called butterfly children because of their fragile skin, face
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2017
Videos
Most people have heard of stem cells, which are often used in laboratory research and are being developed and tested for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Cancer
A substance found in an antiparasitic drug could block vital communication for prostate and colon cancer cells, a new st
...
NOV 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2017
Videos
About 95% of Americans are in favor of organ donation, but only 50% of us sign up to be organ donors. Why is that? Of co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 18, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists in Europe Use Genetically Modified Patient Stem Cells to Graft Whole Body Skin
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 16, 2017
Videos
If you've ever had a Charley horse, you know how painful these can be - especially if these occur late at night while yo
...
NOV 16, 2017
Health & Medicine
Classic science fiction movies and even cartoons from decades ago predicted flying cars and food replicators and apartme
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could have an impact on how wound repair is approached, for example the times that surgeries are performed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Every year the James Dyson Foundation, named after the famed vacuum designer and engineer, gives tens of thousands dolla
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 11, 2017
Microbiology
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA, is a type of antibiotic resistant bacteria that causes
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 11, 2017
Cancer
Seemingly innocent sips of alcohol on the daily may be increasing a person’s overall risk for several types of can
...
NOV 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A boy whose extremely fragile skin, like that of a butterfly, has been saved by an experimental therapy. The first-of-it
...
NOV 08, 2017
Health & Medicine
Dogs can be wonderful pets, but for those with allergies, they can be a problem. Approximately 15% of people in the Unit
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 08, 2017
Videos
Does it seem like no matter how much sleep you get or how unstressed you are, you continuously have dark circles under y
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan