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.
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.
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.
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.
Global Disparities in Treating Multimorbidities
Multimorbidities are defined as the coexistence of two or more chronic health conditions in an individual. To determine the global disparities that exist in treating multimorbidities, this paper compares multimorbidity data and typical treatment mechanisms from three countries in various stages of socio-economic development: the United States, Nepal, and Africa.