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Figure: Curly Fries and a Burger. (Source: Flickr) “You are what you eat”. It’s a catchy phrase, one that reminds you to eat your fruits and veggies and maybe only enjoy an occasional cheeseburger or two. However, in the past decades, we’ve seen an increase in health issues like blood pressure, obesity, and heart disease, …
Figure: An artistic depiction of disordered eating behavior under the stress of COVID-19 (Source: The Chronicle, Shannon Fang, 2020) Introduction When confronted with a strong emotional situation (e.g., pain, aggression, anger, sadness, or loneliness), many people may eat pizza or chips for inner comfort. Or, hearing an exciting piece of news, some might reward themselves with …
Emotion-Related Impulsivity and Disordered Eating Behaviors: A Literature Review Read More »
Figure: In this map, the color shows the sum of Total Vaccination per 100 persons from 7 March to 4 April 2022. The size shows the count of vaccinations. (Data Source: World Health Organization Website; Data Visualization: Tableau) The famous Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus once stated that “prevention is better than cure” – wise words …
Data Analysis of Global Covid Vaccination (7 March to 4 April 2022) Read More »
Figure: Bacteria are essential for gut health because they help break down key dietary nutrients. But when one’s diet changes– the gut microbiome can be driven out of sorts. Scientists now understand that the gut microbiome is altered by a calorie-restricted diet in such a way that it prevent dieters from keeping weight off. Future …
Figure: Cancer cell division is rapid and uncontrollable. New evidence suggests that the gut microbiome may contribute to cancer cell proliferation, spurred on by a high fat diet – but also that there may be ways to fix a cancer-causing gut microbiome (Source: Pixabay, ColiN00B) Background The war on cancer has been fought valiantly for …
Gut Bacteria May be a Cause of Colorectal Cancer (and the Key to Effective Treatment) Read More »
Abstract: Cancer treatment has long been an engaging field of study for researchers. Yet despite years of refinement, conventional treatment methods like radiotherapy and chemotherapy are still incompetent in the permanent cure of cancer. Recently, bacterial treatment approach has shown promising experimental results. Bacterial treatment allows for deeper tumor penetration than radiation due to the …
Figure: A computer representation of the anthrax toxin protein (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ayacop) For intensive surgery, opioids are often prescribed to help ease post-operative pain. They are very effective, but unfortunately also tend to be highly addictive, affecting about 15 million people every year, with an estimated cost of $35 billion in additional health care …
Study Finds Anthrax Toxin as Possible Substitute for Painkillers Read More »
Figure 1 President Tsai Ing-wen inspects the Central Epidemic Command Center on April 2, 2020 (Source: Flickr, 總統府) (A previous version of this article that describes the situation in the pre-Omicron wave can be found here) Recently, an article in The Lancet medical journal article measured the biological, economic, demographic, and socio-political correlates of COVID-19 …
Trust: The Essence of Good Policy Implementation Read More »
From DNA to Life. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, William Crochot) Our DNA is like a secret code – 6 billion base pairs (per cell) but only 4 letters, repeated over and over in a seemingly random order. The structure appears relatively simple, but those nitrogenous bases of DNA store the secrets of life, death, evolution, and …
Extensive and irresponsible use of antimicrobial drugs is one of the leading causes of antimicrobial resistance. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, freestocks.org) Most of us never thought that our lives would intersect with a pandemic. Yet, COVID-19 may not be the only pandemic witnessed in the 21st century. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is standing in the wings, ready …
The Looming Pandemic of Antimicrobial Resistance Read More »