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Stem Cells
Stem Cells: are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.
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JUL 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 17, 2018Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found ways to identify people who may develop an aggressive type of blood cancer while they are still h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUL 09, 2018Neuroscience
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experimen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2018Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 04, 2018Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 30, 2018Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2018Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 22, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2018Videos
Stem cells were harvested from a mother and successfully transplanted into her growing fetus.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered a new kind of human cell that interferes with the creation of fat cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Video is changing the way data is collected in the lab.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Videos
Researchers are developing ways to treat hair loss, which is a problem for many people for a variety of reasons.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Hailed as a revolutionary technique that had many potential applications, two new studies show that we should proceed wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2018Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 06, 2018Health & Medicine
We are living in some fantastic times, with technology, medical advances and better treatments for many illnesses. Nowhe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 06, 2018Neuroscience
Dedicated gym rats know that rotating their workouts is useful for building muscle. “Leg day” is a part of t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 05, 2018Neuroscience
The Salk Institute, known for cutting-edge research has received a $1.5 million grant from NANOS Co. Ltd. to resear ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While investigating how the human brain evolved, scientists found a region of the genome about which little is known; th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 28, 2018Neuroscience
The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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 17, 2018
Cancer
New advances have made it possible for immunotherapy researchers to use natural killer cells, which are our body's norma
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found ways to identify people who may develop an aggressive type of blood cancer while they are still h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Cancer
A new small molecule inhibitor, called PTC596, initiated apoptosis in MCL cells according to a study published this mont
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUL 09, 2018
Neuroscience
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experimen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2018
Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 04, 2018
Health & Medicine
While there have been great strides in the fight against HIV infection and AIDS, the problem is not going away anytime s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 30, 2018
Immunology
A specific subset of immune cells could be targeted to better treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A new University o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2018
Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 22, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2018
Videos
Stem cells were harvested from a mother and successfully transplanted into her growing fetus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered a new kind of human cell that interferes with the creation of fat cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Video is changing the way data is collected in the lab.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
Researchers are developing ways to treat hair loss, which is a problem for many people for a variety of reasons.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Hailed as a revolutionary technique that had many potential applications, two new studies show that we should proceed wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2018
Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
We are living in some fantastic times, with technology, medical advances and better treatments for many illnesses. Nowhe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 06, 2018
Neuroscience
Dedicated gym rats know that rotating their workouts is useful for building muscle. “Leg day” is a part of t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2018
Neuroscience
The Salk Institute, known for cutting-edge research has received a $1.5 million grant from NANOS Co. Ltd. to resear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While investigating how the human brain evolved, scientists found a region of the genome about which little is known; th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 28, 2018
Neuroscience
The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim