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MAR 22, 2017Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently highlighted a link between breast implants and a rare cancer that’s clai ...MAR 07, 2017Immunology
Researchers are “hijacking” red blood cells because of their ability to flow freely in and out of nearly all ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2017Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 03, 2017Cardiology
A new, non-invasive technique for detecting inflammation provides a unique opportunity for the early identification of a ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 18, 2017Cancer
Using small-molecule sugars, scientists successfully made artificial tags for cancer cells that otherwise blended in wit ...FEB 08, 2017Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2017Cardiology
A giant x-ray microscope from the UK national synchrotron facility revealed the structure and dynamics of a protein call ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 02, 2017Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2017Neuroscience
Dyslexia, from the Latin which literally translates to “bad words”, is a disorder that impacts the ability t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the Uni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2017Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 11, 2017Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In work that could be a massive breakthrough in dermatology, researchers have developed a way to coax wounds into regene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2017Microbiology
It is not only the scientific community, but also world institutions like the United Nations, that are becoming more con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2017Immunology
A vaccine for cancer is on the horizon, although it works in a way different to what most people might consider a conven ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised PatientsWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 15, 2016Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 10, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2016Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 30, 2016Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 25, 2016Videos
Smoking is unequivocally bad for your health. In fact, it is one of the worst things you can do to your body and your li ...NOV 23, 2016Cardiology
Many organisms are capable of regenerating limbs. Why not humans? New research could help humans experience the benefits ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been around for thousands of years. It can cause legions to appear on the surf ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently highlighted a link between breast implants and a rare cancer that’s clai
...
MAR 07, 2017
Immunology
Researchers are “hijacking” red blood cells because of their ability to flow freely in and out of nearly all
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2017
Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 03, 2017
Cardiology
A new, non-invasive technique for detecting inflammation provides a unique opportunity for the early identification of a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 18, 2017
Cancer
Using small-molecule sugars, scientists successfully made artificial tags for cancer cells that otherwise blended in wit
...
FEB 08, 2017
Immunology
A specialized form of immune B cells exist in the human spleen to protect the body from specific types of bacteria. But
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2017
Cardiology
A giant x-ray microscope from the UK national synchrotron facility revealed the structure and dynamics of a protein call
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 02, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics can stimulate the growth of bacteria. When Escherichi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2017
Neuroscience
Dyslexia, from the Latin which literally translates to “bad words”, is a disorder that impacts the ability t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While cholesterol is primarily found in the cell membrane, its role there is not well understood. Researchers at the Uni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2017
Immunology
TGF-beta may be an “old story” in the study of cancer but a plot twist was recently encountered by scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
With a constantly increasing amount of cardiovascular disease patients, doctors have more and more reasons to use vascul
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In work that could be a massive breakthrough in dermatology, researchers have developed a way to coax wounds into regene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2017
Microbiology
It is not only the scientific community, but also world institutions like the United Nations, that are becoming more con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2017
Immunology
A vaccine for cancer is on the horizon, although it works in a way different to what most people might consider a conven
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Novel Pathway Found for Antibiotic Resistance in Immunocompromised Patients
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Thanks to specialized cells called astrocytes, neurons are protected from an excessive immune response after brain injur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 10, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2016
Immunology
For high-risk cancer patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), oncologists are interested in supplementing bone marrow
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 25, 2016
Videos
Smoking is unequivocally bad for your health. In fact, it is one of the worst things you can do to your body and your li
...
NOV 23, 2016
Cardiology
Many organisms are capable of regenerating limbs. Why not humans? New research could help humans experience the benefits
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has been around for thousands of years. It can cause legions to appear on the surf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard