A cytokine storm is a condition characterized by an uncontrolled and excessive release of inflammatory cytokines. More specifically, it is a physiological reaction observed in […]
Author Archives: Ethan Hoffmann
Orforglipron from Lilly is a Daily Oral GLP-1 Pill for Weight Loss and Diabetes
American multinational pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company has been testing its daily oral glucagon-like peptide-1 or GLP-1 pill called Orforglipron. More recent results, including […]
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines May Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
The mRNA vaccines that protected billions from COVID-19 may also hold an unexpected benefit against cancer. A new study published on 22 October 2025 in […]
This Gene Causes Obesity But Also Protects Against Heart Disease
Researchers studying the melanocortin-4 receptor or MC4R gene discovered that some people with mutations in this gene become obese yet remain unexpectedly protected from high […]
Pelage Raises $120M to Advance Its Hair Loss Reversal Topical Drug
Pelage Pharmaceuticals announced on 15 October 2025 that it had secured a Series B financing round worth 120 million U.S. dollars. The company plans to […]
Experts Weigh if Calling COVID-19 an Airborne AIDS is Reasonable
A global team of experts headed by scientists Yaneer Bam-Yam and Andrew G. Ewing revisited the long-term consequences of COVID-19 with renewed urgency as emerging […]
Tiny Heat-Generating Flakes Target Cancer When Exposed to LED Light
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from Portugal and the United States has turned an ordinary tin compound into a surprising new tool against cancer. Their […]
Mitomeiosis: Scientists Made Human Egg Cells From Skin Cells
Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University have engineered a striking proof of concept. They were able to convert human skin cell nuclei into functional […]
The Colonial Theory of Multicellular Life
German biologist Ernst Haeckel proposed the colonial theory of multicellular life in 1874. He suggested that ancestral metazoans or earlier animals originated from the symbiosis […]
Evolution to Multicellular Animal Life Due to Single Mutation
The evolution to multicellular animal life was a product of a biological phenomenon that happened 600 million years ago. A study published in the open-access […]