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The Gut May Be The Door to Effective Depression Treatment

2021, Medicine, Neuroscience • May 12, 2021

First Author: Jillian Troth1 Co-Authors [Alphabetical Order]: Roxanna Attar2, Caroline Conway1, Julia Gainski3, Allison Kifer4, Vincent Lai5, Grace Lee6, Callie Moody1, Melanie Prakash1, Julia Schwab7 1Dartmouth, 2University of Texas at Austin, 3University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4University of California San Diego, 5Rice University, 6Williams College, 7Danube Private University, Austria Figure 1: Depression is a serious …

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Balancing Blood Sugar: The Evolution of Glucose Monitoring

2021, Biology, Medicine • May 11, 2021

Figure 1: Many people diagnosed with diabetes often rely on blood glucose monitoring technologies such as electronic blood glucose meters to manage their blood sugars, ensuring that insulin and glucagon levels remain at homeostatic levels Source: Dennis Klicker, Unsplash Introduction In the midst of a global pandemic, it may be easy to lose sight of …

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Insect Microbiome Gives Hope for New Antibiotic Discovery

2021, Environment, Medicine • May 11, 2021

Figure 1: Actinobacteria were isolated from 56% of the insect microbiomes that Chevrette et al. (2019) examined, which resulted in 10,178 individual Actinobacteria isolates. The largest portion of these isolates were derived from the insect order Hymenoptera, shown above with 2,934 isolates, followed by 2,920 from Diptera, 1,326 from Lepidoptera, and 1,139 from Coleoptera Source: …

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Staphylococcus epidermidis capable of 6-HAP production reduce host UV-induced tumors

2021, Biology, Medicine • May 4, 2021

Figure 1: The human microbiome is the collection of microorganisms that live in and on us and contribute to our health and wellbeing Source: Leja, 2016 Being amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be easy for us to fear all forms of microorganisms. However, not all microbes cause disease and many organisms can actually be …

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Could This Be the First Drug to Slow the Progression of Alzheimer’s?

2021, Medicine, Neuroscience • April 27, 2021

Figure 1: A cross section of a model brain Source: unsplash.com Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a progressive, irreversible neurological condition that slowly destroys memory and cognitive skills and can be classified as either early or late onset. Most people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s develop symptoms in their mid-60s (late onset), whilst early onset Alzheimer’s is much rarer …

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Calling All CARs: Redesigning CAR-T Cancer Immunotherapy

2021, Biology, Medicine • April 26, 2021

Figure 1: This image displays microtubules – green fibre-like structures of the cell’s cytoskeleton – in human breast cancer tissue. Immunotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that induces the immune system to fight back against tumors. Although it has been a successful form of therapy, there are still several challenges that limit the effectiveness …

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Inactivation of Type I Interferon Necessary for Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells

2021, Biology, Medicine • April 21, 2021

Figure 1: IFNγ (purple, bottom) is one kind of interferon, which are proteins that are key in activating cells vital to the immune response. Upon inhibition of its pathway, by mechanisms like those to be described, activation of those cells fails and immunosuppressive conditions result Source: Wikimedia Commons Interferons are a class of molecules involved …

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Beginning stages of CRISPR detection in athletes

2021, Biology, Medicine • April 17, 2021

Figure 1: This image outlines CRISPR and its delivery mechanism. It has become a popular tool to combat diseases and improve crops, but it has also become a topic in ethical discussions. Such ethical discussions include the idea that athletes could soon have the ability to modify their genes to improve athleticism and gain an unfair …

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METMAP: Mapping metastatic progression

2021, Biology, Medicine • April 6, 2021

Figure 1: The start of metastasis – the movement of tumor cells from the initial site of tumor growth to other regions of the body Source: Wikimedia Commons Metastasis is an outcome that often turns treatable cancer into a fatal disease. It occurs when circulating tumor cells acquire the ability to penetrate the walls of lymphatic or blood vessels; …

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The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis May Be the Missing Link Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa

2021, Medicine, Neuroscience • March 27, 2021

Figure 1: The microbiota-gut-brain axis is a bidirectional pathway of communication between the enteric and central nervous systems. Shared abnormalities in MGB axis signaling may explain the comorbid overlaps between ASD and AN Source: created by the author via BioRender Introduction The etiological paradigm for neurological disorders is currently shifting to one centered less on …

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