By Andrea Flores Esparza The urgency to combat the Opioid Addiction Crisis surges from the fact that the misuse of prescribed and illicit opioids is the main cause of drug-related deaths across the world (Alho et al., 2019). Statistical analysis portrays that 21-29% of patients who were prescribed opioids misuse them, and around 8-12% developContinueContinue reading “Challenges and Countermeasures to overcome the Opioid Addiction Crisis”
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A Critical Look at How Genetics May Be Affecting COVID-19 Disease Severity
By Chloe Teng The variation in the severity of effects for those infected with SARS-CoV-2 has been a key area of investigation since the initial COVID-19 outbreak in December 2019. Although an estimated 45% of patients present as asymptomatic (Scripps Research Institute, 2020), other COVID-19 cases result in cardiac failure, lung inflammation, and even neurologicalContinueContinue reading “A Critical Look at How Genetics May Be Affecting COVID-19 Disease Severity”
Senotherapy: the science of winding back the ageing clock
By Jia Hua Wang Global life expectancy has increased markedly within the past century due to enhanced access to healthcare and improved healthcare services. By 2050, it is estimated that one sixth of the world’s population will be aged 65 or above (United Nations, 2020). However, as ageing remains one of the major risk factorsContinueContinue reading “Senotherapy: the science of winding back the ageing clock”
The overuse of antibiotics
By Haoyu Li Since the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1928, new technology has been continuing to advance, such as genetic modification, which allowed us to mass produce all kinds of antibiotics and never are antibiotics in shortage. This allowed modern medicine to develop rapidly with even the most complicated surgeries ableContinueContinue reading “The overuse of antibiotics”
Multiple sclerosis and the potential of monoclonal antibody treatments
By Luciano Marinelli Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disease affecting myelinated axons in the central nervous system (CNS). With more than 300,000 patients in the US (Goldenberg, 2012), new treatments are constantly being developed to help symptoms, even though there is still no cure. The use of monoclonal antibodies has beenContinueContinue reading “Multiple sclerosis and the potential of monoclonal antibody treatments”
Edible Plant Vaccines: What are they?
Tse, Clarice As the COVID-19 pandemic plagued our world, we are no strangers to the latest research and development of vaccines and medications. With our enhanced awareness towards vaccination, the recent innovation of edible vaccines has gained wide attention. “Edible vaccines” is a self-explanatory name; vaccines that are edible, usually in the form of plantsContinueContinue reading “Edible Plant Vaccines: What are they?”
Combating Antimicrobial Resistance with Bacteriocins
By Ceara Harper It is unquestionable that we are plummeting into a global health catastrophe from the misuse and overuse of antibiotics. With the continued uncontrolled increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), we are facing a post-antibiotic era, as current antibiotics become unable to eradicate patients’ microbial infections due to evolving human pathogens. This could seeContinueContinue reading “Combating Antimicrobial Resistance with Bacteriocins”
Debunking clean beauty and its fear of parabens
By Rachel Chan The clean beauty movement has gained a tremendous amount of traction in recent years. Labelling products as “clean” has become a common marketing tool. Several big names in skincare have played along- there’s even a “Clean at Sephora” label to differentiate these products. The idea behind clean beauty is to formulate productsContinueContinue reading “Debunking clean beauty and its fear of parabens”
How cancer organoid technology could revolutionize cancer treatment
Yujean Kim It is undeniable that cancer has been one of the most formidable disease throughout these past centuries. Up to this day, it is unfortunately common to see our close friends or family develop cancer as they come to age. Despite of how prevalent this disease has become, we still lack the knowledge andContinueContinue reading “How cancer organoid technology could revolutionize cancer treatment”
Treating the “Silent Epidemic” – HIV/AIDS epidemic
By Marina Artemiou Human Immunodeficiency Virus, commonly known as HIV, is a pathogen which destroys the immune system by attacking CD4 white blood cells and interfering with the body’s ability to fight off infection. Transmission of the virus occurs through contact between broken skin, wounds and other bodily fluids of an HIV-positive person and anContinueContinue reading “Treating the “Silent Epidemic” – HIV/AIDS epidemic”
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