Diving into the unknown: Unraveling the Challenges of Space Exploration
Space exploration has always been a topic of interest for society although it comes along with complex challenges. By looking at these difficulties, we can learn more about the details of space travel and the creative solutions needed to get past them.
Mastering the Molecular Scissors: Sickle Cell Gene Editing Unleashed
In order to combat bloodborne illnesses, such as Sickel Cell Disease, which affects millions of people globally, scientists have developed new gene editing technologies. Some examples of cutting edge gene editing technologies include CRISPR/Cas9 and Casgevy.
Hemochromatosis: The Silent Iron Overload
Hemochromatosis is a ‘genetically induced iron overload’. Despite its frequency, hemochromatosis is commonly misdiagnosed or left untreated, earning the label "silent" disease.
Unraveling the Role of Gut Microbiota in Cancer: Harnessing Probiotics for Anticancer Therapies
Understanding the gut microbiome is important in better understanding the development of many diseases. Recently, the gut microbiota’s complex role in the development of cancer and anticancer drug efficacy has been discovered and applied to cancer treatment.
Starvation Sickness: How Famine Fuels Type II Diabetes Onset
Type II diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes mellitus and is considered a chronic disease. Both genetic and environmental factors can lead to an onset of Type II diabetes, and famine is one such cause.
Immunological Alchemy: Unmasking Climate Change’s Global Impact on Health and Allergies
Climate change is more than just a threat to the environment, as it also leads to adverse consequences on human health. Climate change has lead to a surge in allergic respiratory disorders which requires the collaboration of healthcare, environmental science, policy-making, and public health teams to address this issue.
Tiny Detectives: Nanorobots and the Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Early diagnosis is key to improved survival rates for cancer. Nanorobots are a new breakthrough technology that can improve the diagnosis of breast cancer, one of the most common types of cancer in the United States.
Joining the Forces of Policy, Green Teams, and Chemistry to Build a Sustainable Healthcare System in a Post-Covid World
Sustainability is a topic that does not come up enough in discussions of healthcare improvement. Especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, use of single-use plastics and PPE have increased significantly and affected the environment adversely. Thus, we must start to look for renewable solutions.
Anorexia Nervosa and Body Dysmorphic Disorder:
Both Anorexia Nervosa and Body Dysmorphic Disorder involve individual perceptions of body image, and recent research delving into this connection has discovered brain patterns linkages that may have significant implications for the future.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Social Anxiety Linked with Improved Cellular Protection from Aging
Although researchers have yet to acquire a complete understanding of the complex mechanisms behind aging, shorter telomeres have been frequently reported in individuals with mood and social anxiety disorders (SAD), demonstrating their relation to health and longevity.
The Healing Therapy of Light: Chromotherapy
The field of alternative medicine is only growing; chromotherapy as a form of treatment has shown positive results as many studies have established a connection between the human body and the visible color spectrum.
Community Supported Agriculture and Its Role in Expanding Food Security
Community Supported Agriculture’s innovative system for distributing fresh produce directly from farmers to their consumers has implications beyond simply the ease and reliability of having healthy foods in homes.
Natural Highs? Exploring the Endocannabinoid System
With an abundance of cannabinoid receptors in the cells of the brain, it should be no surprise that cannabinoids are involved with mental processes including mental illness. The THC in cannabis is responsible for its psychoactive effects, which range from “euphoria” to “anxiety” or “acute psychosis”
“Blue Zones” - Investigating the Diet to Live a Longer and Healthier Life
While it may be difficult to focus on one’s health and personal well-being in today’s busy world, five regions of the world today prove that healthy living can coincide with modern life. These five places are Loma Linda, California, Nicoya, Costa Rica, Sardinia Italy, Ikaria Greece, and Okinawa Japan.
Moving Beyond Medication: Holistic Interventions for the Treatment of Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
Mental health treatment must take on a more holistic approach, employing diverse tactics to help struggling patients.
HIV/AIDS Immunity and Paths to a Potential Cure
Although there is no true cure, there are instances where individuals who were once HIV positive are now considered “cured” of the disease. Examining how this type of “cure” has occurred allows us to evaluate its practicality and its implications for future research into HIV treatments.
The Impact of Prison Gardens on the Rehabilitation of Prisoners
The possible impacts of prison gardens include bettering prisoner conduct, improving mental health, and reducing recidivism rates. These factors have a direct connection with the rehabilitation of prisoners and provide them with an alternative option to traditional therapy.
The Future of Postpartum Depression Treatment
In response to the immense number of undiagnosed postpartum depression cases in recent decades, many individuals have shared their stories to create a more open dialogue (Elliott et al., 2020). However, medical understanding of postpartum depression lacks clarity even with greater awareness surrounding the disorder.
Sports Supplements: Rising Usage, Trends, and Potential Dangers
The explosion of the sports supplement industry warrants an investigation into the potential dangers of the supplements in order to keep the safety of their users as a priority.
Childhood Malnutrition: An Overview of Pediatric Starvation and Institutional Corruption in Developing Countries
Complicated Severe Malnutrition (CSM) is one of the most troubling issues in regards to health equity in developing countries. Children are especially at risk, so to reduce childhood mortality, we must address the insufficiency of current global health initiatives.