Category: 5. Biology

Beyond its bright red seeds, pomegranate harbors fibre-bound “hidden” polyphenols that amplify its antioxidant capacity and help shield vulnerable brain cells from oxidative damage in laboratory models.

Study: The Significant…

Through a series of experiments supported by the National Institutes of Health, Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) researchers say they have advanced understanding of how smoking damages the eye and contributes to the development of…

Researchers at the University of Liège have identified a key genetic regulator that enables macrophages to reach full maturity and preserve the health of our organs. The MafB factor, a veritable “molecular switch”, activates or…

It’s widely known that breastfeeding impacts the health of both mother and child, but the underlying biology that leads to these effects has been understudied. In a review article publishing in the Cell Press journal Trends…

The human genome is a rich, complex record of migration, encounters, and inheritance written over thousands of millennia. In this month of love, amid the exchange of flowers and cards, genomic research by members of Sarah Tishkoff’s…