Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a very important multi-functional organelle in eukaryotic cells. While completing the basic physiological functions, the…
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Circadian Rhythm
In light-sensitive higher organisms, the biological clock is a set of functional systems formed by photoreceptor neurons, endocrine systems, and…
An Overview of Blood Brain Barrier
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a barrier which the passage of a substance carried by the blood t to the…
What is Hippocampus?
The hippocampus is one of the most studied parts of the brain (the cerebral cortex) in the central nervous system…
Harvard University Reveals Potential Therapeutic Targets for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
A study led by stem cell scientists from Harvard University points to a potential new biomarker and drug target which…
The Five Types of Hepatitis
What is hepatitis? The five hepatitis viruses (hepatitis, A, B, C, D, and E) belong to five different virus families…
Vitamin B12 and Health
Vitamin B12 is also known as cobalamine or cyanocobalamine, comprises a number of forms including cyano-, methyl-, deoxyadenosyl- and hydroxy-cobalamin.…
Interpretation of thyroid function test report
Whether for thyroid disease or thyroid surgery, blood tests for thyroid function is indispensable. However, there are too many test…
Estrogen and Progesterone
Progesterone and estrogen are the two most important hormones in the female body. These are steroid hormones that are responsible…
Clinical significance of five immunoglobulin tests
Clinically, some people often have repeated allergies, eczema and respiratory infections or other parts of the infection, in this case,…