The secreted immune factor, Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), is an important inflammatory mediator that helps neutralize and destroy infectious agents as well as cancer…
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Even though we spend about a third of our lives asleep, the function of sleep is still not fully understood. One of the leading hypotheses…
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a worldwide phenomenon, which have been a cause of concern in aquatic ecosystems since the early 1600s. HABs have massive…
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Publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) are required to reduce the pollutants in urban wastewaters to statutory levels prior to discharging the treated wastewater into natural…
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National data show the high prevalence of multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) among the aging population. Almost half of community-dwelling people aged 45-64 and 80% of…
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TNF is an important mediator that drives the pathogenesis of several inflammatory auto-immune diseases, including Crohn’s Disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment of these diseases…
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Our lab studies how well babies can remember objects. The test that we have developed is a baby-friendly version of the card game Memory, where…
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We are what we eat. Human health is facing challenges from lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity. A sedentary lifestyle coupled with a lack…
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Nowadays, we are continually facing mobility issues caused by the high number of circulating automobiles and people. These issues are more familiar to large cities,…
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Small-interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapeutics work by suppressing disease-causing genes, and they hold tremendous promise for targeting a large part of currently undruggable diseases, ranging from viral…
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In the human genome, genetic information is carried on two copies (two chromosomes), each copy being inherited from one of the parents. For most genes,…
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