Corneal Endothelia Dynamically Balanced On The Cell Jamming Boundary
The cornea is a transparent window inside the body. It transmits light into the eye and helps focus it onto the retina. The corneal endothelium…
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Why We Are Susceptible To The Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is one of the most prevalent human viruses, with around a 70% infection rate in the human population. HSV-1…
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Investigating Corneal Wound Healing From Fibrosis In Lung, Kidney, Skin And Other Organs
Basement membranes likely modulate fibrosis triggered by diverse injuries in many tissues such as lung, skin, and kidney by modulating the availability and function of…
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Genes Do Not Control The Variability Of Blood Pressure In Twins
Not only does the level of blood pressure reveal something about one’s own health risk, but so do its fluctuations. It has to do with…
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Big Data To The Rescue Of Malaria – Why Do Some People Get Infected But Not Sick?
In recent years, the study of human immunology has been fostered by the development and rapid advances of high throughput technologies used to profile genetic,…
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Destroying Cancer Cells Through Cooling And Warming With A Novel Nanoplatform
Chemotherapy is widely used to treat cancer patients in the clinic. During administration, toxic chemo-drugs travel through the body, killing cancer cells but also affecting…
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Origin Of Marine Organic Matter Influences Metal Effects In The Early Life Stages Of Mussels
Contamination of the aquatic environment has been a growing problem mainly due to population and industrial increase. Often, toxic substances (known or not!) are released…
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Many Roads Lead To Rome: Phenotypes In Autism And Trait Severity
Most behavioral phenotypes (e.g. melancholic, aggressive, anxious, fearful, or autistic) are quantifiable. A person can have a very mild, an intermediate, or a very severe…
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NDH-2: An Alternative Respiratory Enzyme
Living cells rely on the transmembrane difference of electrochemical potential to store the energy needed for their biochemical reactions. Membrane potential is generated by respiratory…
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How To Store Hydrogen, A Possible Future Fuel To Tackle The Energy Crisis And Environmental Pollution
The molecular dihydrogen (H2) is considered as a zero-emission fuel, as it produces water vapor when it burns, causing no damage to our environment and…
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Bonding And Reaction Of SO2 Molecules On Titanium Dioxide Surface
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a common material that has been used as a white pigment since antiquity. Today, however, it is better known within the…
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