Medicine

The Mediterranean Diet Could Help Treat and Prevent Adolescent Depression

2023, Biology, Medicine, Psychology • October 21, 2023

Source: Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (Flikr Public Domain, Zaid Alasad) The rate of depression among teens in the United States (U.S.) is increasing annually. In fact, 13% of teens in 2017 reported that they experienced at least one episode of depression that year, up from the 8% reported in 20071. Depression is a medical illness that …

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3D Bioprinting: An Innovative Approach to Promote Cartilage Regeneration

2023, Biology, Engineering, Medicine • September 9, 2023

Source: Laboratoires Servier, (CC BY-SA 3.0) Many of us cannot fathom a life without being able to wiggle our fingers, rotate our shoulders, or jump up and down with ease. However, this is reality for the 250 million people worldwide suffering from osteoarthritis (the degeneration of cartilage at the bone joints), with women and the …

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Using Metabolic Network Models to Identify New Antibiotic Targets

2023, Bioinformatics, Biology, Computer Science, Medicine • July 23, 2023

Source: Nastya Dulhiier How do you treat bacterial infections without causing drug resistance? You might think that targeting the bacterial genes necessary for bacterial growth would be the most effective strategy. However, when you target genes that are essential for growth, bacteria are more likely to develop drug resistance. This is natural selection in action. …

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Advancements in Regenerative Medicine – Unleashing the Potential of Artificial Organs and Organs-on-a-Chip

2023, Biology, Engineering, Medicine • June 7, 2023

Source: 허동은교수, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Introduction Recent years have seen notable advancements in the field of regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on the creation of artificial organs and organ-on-a-chip technologies. These innovative developments have the potential to transform healthcare by tackling pressing medical issues including the lack of organ donors for transplantation and …

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When Bacteria Band Together – How Interactions Between Bacteria Can Change the Course of Disease

2023, Biology, Medicine • June 1, 2023

Source: Adrian Lange Bacteria are constantly fighting to preserve themselves; to survive in an environment that is too salty, acidic, or nutrient poor, dodging assault from immune cells and attack by stronger, deadlier microorganisms (“There’s always a bigger fish”). In this hostile landscape, bacteria often persist by working together. Researchers are investigating these cooperative inter-bacterial …

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How the Human Microbiome Disables Drugs (And What We Can About It)

2023, Bioinformatics, Biology, Medicine • April 30, 2023

Scientists are studying the human microbiome and its ability to disable drug compounds, an occurrence which may account for drug treatment failures in people being treated for type II diabetes, cancer, and a wide range of other illnesses. This is a complicated problem – the human microbiome is home to many diverse strains of bacteria …

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Covid-19 and the Next Pandemic: Designing a Science-based Strategy to Prepare for the Next Pandemic

2022, Biology, Medicine • October 18, 2022

Taking the proper, science-backed steps could help prevent the next pandemic. (Source: Unsplash, Alin Luna) Abstract Covid-19, caused by the SARS-CoV2 virus, has infected hundreds of millions of people worldwide and caused millions of deaths World Health Organization, 2022). The unprecedented pandemic has caused lasting impacts on individual lives, the economy, politics, and society, as …

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Universal Donors: A New Enzymatic Approach to Blood and Organ Matching

2022, Biology, Medicine • July 27, 2022

Figure: In a 2019 study, researchers used a microbial sample from the gut of an individual with the blood type AB+ to identify an enzyme combination that converts type A blood to type O, also known as the “universal donor” blood type. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, ICSident) Many of us learned in high school biology class …

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