Art by Mila Colizza. The Flannery lab, whose research is focused on the intersection between endocrinology and obstetrics at both the molecular and clinical levels, is special for being an all-female research group. Dr. Clare Flannery was not always planning
Image courtesy of Max Pixel. Scientists realized a few months ago that the body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2 can be complex and unusual. Now, researchers at the University of Hong Kong have figured out how the virus seems to affect
Art by Sophia Zhao. As scientists learn about the various effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen on the body, researchers at UPenn and Johns Hopkins might have discovered a mechanism through which the virus affects brain cells. Using human induced pluripotent
Image courtesy of Flickr. A new study published by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and UCLA Law analysed data from federal prisons and proved that the coronavirus case and death rates for federal and state prisons were much higher than
Image courtesy of Needpix. Researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine have confirmed the existence of an “age gradient” in both infection rate and severity of symptoms of the novel coronavirus. The scientists created models to imitate
Image courtesy of Bruce Blaus. Despite its name, microRNA helps the body on a macro scale. The small molecule, only about 22 nucleotides long, plays an important role in the regulation of gene expression by binding to mRNA at certain points in its
Image courtesy of Libertas Academica. Ever felt anxious before a test or important presentation? Maybe it’s genetic. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine and UC San Diego partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to study the genetic underpinnings
Circadian rhythms are biological clocks that regulate all organisms’ day-night cycles. Professor Josh Gendron and his team recently shed light on how Arabiposis plants regulate their circadian clocks according to sunlight exposure. Although it was known that when Zeitlupe (ZTL)—photoreceptor
