Tag: Health
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CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing
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By: Amy Hammett Introduction CRISPR, which is short for clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, was originally discovered by Ishino from Osaka University in Japan in 1987 in the bacteria Escherichia coli. However, during the time of its discovery, it was difficult to study these particular DNA fragments, which meant their understanding of its significance…
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The COVID-19 Vaccine Explained
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By: Alyssa Wang Introduction The COVID-19 global pandemic was one of the deadliest outbreaks of recent history, disrupting the lives and health of every person around the world. But one technology that transformed the course of this pandemic was the mRNA vaccine, developed within the astonishingly fast period of less than a year. In today’s…
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Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine
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By: Amy Hammett Introduction The term tissue engineering itself was presented back in the 1980s. It is a field of research focused on the development and creation of substitutes that could potentially replace or improve damaged tissues or whole organs within humans. This is done through the application of combining scaffolds, cells, and other biological…
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The Potential of Precision Medicine
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By: Alyssa Wang Introduction Precision medicine, a recent “buzzword” in the medical field, refers to a transformative approach to medicine that tailors treatment to a patient’s individual genes, environments, and lifestyles. Its usages span across various areas of medicine, with particular interest arising in its implications for oncology. Precision medicine can allow doctors to design…
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The Arc Institute is Exploring This Complex Drug Discovery Conundrum
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By: Kyra Ezikeuzor Scientists at the Arc Institute, an institution for biomedical science and technology located in Palo Alto, California, and the University of California at San Francisco have discovered findings that may establish new possibilities for a key challenge in drug discovery. That challenge is the tradeoff between a drug’s ability to travel across…
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Nature’s Medicine
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By: Alyssa Wang This web site is provided for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute providing medical advice or professional services. Always consult with appropriate professionals and medical providers regarding medical conditions. Traditional therapies, utilized around the world for centuries, are often based upon plants with natural healing properties. These plants contain…
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Meth Mouth and Treatment Strategies
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By: Naomi Parker The use of illicit drug methamphetamine is a widespread health problem in USA. Methamphetamine is manufactured from highly corrosive and acidic substance. It composed of ingredient such as battery acid, lithium, cold medication and ammonium fertilizer. Methamphetamine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant that used as component in recreational drug. It…
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The Significance and Relationship Between miR-199b-5p and HER2 in Breast Cancer and Cancer Therapy
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By: Hsuan-Hua Huang In recent decades, breast cancer has been one of the leading causes of death in women. Finding the mutate gene that directly or indirectly affects the rate of getting cancer is fairly important. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, abbreviated as HER2, has been identified to be expressed in approximately 15%-30% of…
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Down Syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease
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By: Alyssa Wang Many people may know about Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s Disease, but few may know of the connection between the two. What is Down syndrome? Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs when a person has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. This usually occurs due to an error…
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