Cover Image: Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park (Source: Clément Bardot, Wikimedia Commons) Introduction Yellowstone National Park was the world’s first national park, designated as such by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 because of its well renowned hydrothermal properties and geologic wonders (U.S. Department of the Interior, 2021; U.S. Department of the Interior, …
Cover Image: A rural Metro ambulance in Memphis, Tennessee. Rural Metro is a fire protection and emergency medical service company originally founded due to lack of emergency response outside Phoenix, Arizona city limits. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Thomas Machnitzki) Over one sixth of the United States population lives in rural areas, but rural patients often have …
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This article was originally submitted to the Modern MD competition hosted by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS) and was recognized as an honorable mention. Introduction: To serve their patients most equitably, medical practitioners need to understand how gender should help determine the care and treatment which people receive. Oftentimes, conditions present differently depending …
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This article was originally submitted to the Modern MD competition hosted by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science (DUJS) and was recognized as an honorable mention. Abstract Healthcare practitioners have a responsibility to adhere to ethical guidelines during all medical procedures. But in certain cases, these guidelines are breached. Medical overtreatment is such a case. …
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Cover Image: This image displays the differences between a normal brain and the brain of someone with Alzheimer’s disease on a PET scan. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, NIH) Alzheimer’s Disease is one of the most prevalent degenerative neurological diseases within the human population. It is one of the most common causes of dementia and involves a …
Cover Image: Blood sample of a patient infected by the Ebola virus. (Source: Public Domains Pictures, ChiccoDodiFC) Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often lethal infection caused by Ebola virus. Ebola victims present with symptoms such as an acute hemorrhagic fever, severe headache, weakness, and fatigue (Jacob et al., 2020). EVD epidemics typically start …
Cover Image: The Structure of the Coronavirus. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Khera) Introduction Originating in 2019 in a province called Wuhan, China, the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has spread like wildfire, leaving behind a trail of economic downturn, health crises and poverty. According to the World Health Organization, this novel disease has infected over ten million people …
Cover Image: An image of a girl holding a stuffed animal bear. (Source: Pixabay, Skitterphoto) Introduction Early childhood adversity can involve a variety of negative exposures, ranging from physical and sexual abuse to chronic poverty (Anda et al., 2006; Burghy et al., 2012; Cohen et al., 2013). Evidence from population-based epidemiological studies have found that childhood …
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Figure: A fluorescent protein is expressed in human epithelial cells of the Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) strain. Scientists have long used reporter genes coding for fluorescent proteins to visualize the expression of genes of interest. Now, the development of acoustic reporter genes allows the same sort of local visualization to be achieved by sound. (Source: Wikimedia …
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Figure: Two cheetahs lie side by side. As the fastest land animal, the cheetah was of particular interest in a recent study that produced a mathematical model predicting the maximum running speed of any given animal. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, safaritravelplus) Cheetahs, sloths, humans — whatever the animal, a new study proposed a mathematical model to …