The separate but related research of Japanese immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi and American immunologists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell uncovered the complex mechanisms that enable the […]
Category Archives: Health and Medicine
Types of Cellular Respiration: Aerobic vs Anaerobic
Cellular respiration is a metabolic process that occurs inside the cells of an organism. It involves the production of energy through the conversion of biochemical […]
How Tiny Worms Are Becoming Avatars for Human Patients in Drug Research
Rare genetic disorders affect millions worldwide despite each individual condition having a small population. More than 7000 known rare diseases have been documented, yet fewer […]
Explaining Diabetes Insipidus: Diabetes Is Not Always About Sugar
Many people immediately associate diabetes with sugar because they assume every form of the condition involves problems with glucose regulation. However, not all diabetes stems […]
What is CRISPR? How CRISPR Gene Editing Works?
Antonio Regalado, a senior editor for biomedicine for MIT Technology Review, wrote an article in 2014 that described CRISPR as the biggest biotech discovery of […]
Origins of Viruses: Hypotheses and Theories
There are two competing assumptions regarding the origins of viruses: either they evolved alongside primitive cells or early in the evolution of life, or they […]
U.S. CDC Declared Chagas Disease Endemic in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States announced in September 2025 that Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is now […]
Causes and Factors of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Hospital-acquired infections or HAIs are specific infections acquired in a hospital or other health care settings such as outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers, […]
Explainer: Are Microwave Ovens Bad for Health?
The shortest answer is no. Under normal use and in consideration of proper observance of quality standards observed by manufacturers, using microwave ovens to prepare […]
Link Between 9/11 Terrorist Attack and Cancer, Other Diseases
The aftermath of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City has extended beyond the war on terror and related […]