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Figure 1: A computer-generated image of a bacteriophage called a levivirus along with its mapped genome. The Lysis gene is also known as sgi and produces antibiotic proteins Source: Wikimedia Commons We have a crisis on our hands: bacteria are developing resistance to our most effective antibiotics. Many of these are inhibitors of proteins that …
Figure 1: T cells (green, blue, and red) surround and prepare to kill a cancer cell (green and blue). Vesicles (shown in red) in the T cells contain perforin and granzymes, proteins that orchestrate the killing of target cells. This process of targeted cell destruction is compromised when mitochondria are rendered defective by excessive antigen …
Defective Mitochondria Lead to Exhausted T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment Read More »
Figure 1: The author (14 hours and 10 patients into a 16-hour shift) killing time until his next resuscitation with an issue of Prehospital Emergency Care A car drifts across a double yellow line and slams into an oncoming tractor trailer. A man collapses on the floor of a supermarket aisle after his heart suddenly …
Why Young Investigators Should Consider Prehospital Care Research Read More »
Figure 1: Age-related diseases are devastating for the people affected and the family members supporting them. Finding new and better treatments for these diseases is a top medical priority Source: Unsplash Ageing is a mysterious, albeit inevitable, part of life for which the science is hardly understood. Only in the 1980’s was it determined that …
New Gene Therapy Strategy With the Potential to Delay Ageing Read More »
Figure 1: 3D printed models of the SARS-CoV-2 virion (the blue sphere in the background) decorated with spike proteins and a larger model of the spike protein (the multi-colored shape in the foreground; the Receptor Binding Domain is the green section of the model) Source: Wikimedia Commons The so-called “UK”, “Brazil”, and “South Africa” variants …
Figure 1: This is an image of a child with pneumonia. The fluid build-up in the lungs (known as pleural effusion) is visible here Source: Wikimedia Commons Pneumonia is a common illness with a variety of causes. It is often triggered by some form of viral or bacterial infection, like influenza. The alveolar space, the …
COVID-19 Pneumonia – A Different Illness Than Its Traditional Counterpart Read More »
Figure 1: Damage caused to reactor 4 of the Chernobyl plant after the explosion Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction: The notorious Chernobyl Disaster took place at reactor 4 near the town of Pripyat, Ukraine on the morning of April 26, 1986. According to the National Cancer Institute, the accident caused 5 million people in Belarus, Russia …
Twin Impacts of the Chernobyl Disaster: Birth Defects and Mental Health Read More »
Figure 1: This figure describes some of the symptoms of stress, which can have negative consequences for many body systems Source: Wikimedia Commons Hospital workers perform valuable work in caring for the sick and injured, but as part of their work, these workers are exposed to a variety of stressors. In a review of an …
Fighting Hospital Hardships: An Intervention for Reducing Stress in Hospital Workers Read More »
Authors: Sakeena Badrane1, Vivek Babu2, Sanah Handu1 1University of Pittsburgh, 2Drexel University Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction Since the onset of the pandemic, the American populace has lived in varying levels of isolation. In March, the country entered a complete lockdown. Fear of the unknown in conjunction with warnings from the CDC resulted in most Americans …
The “Old Friends” Hypothesis and the COVID-19 Pandemic Read More »
Figure 1: Lance Armstrong, a well-known professional cyclist, has been implicated in drug doping scandals throughout his career Source: Wikimedia Commons When one considers cheating in the world of athletics, the typical cases that come to mind are those of Marion Jones, Tyson Gay, and Lance Armstrong, athletes who all admitted to using steroids and …
Genetic Cheating? Identifying CRISPR/Cas Gene Doping Read More »