Introduction If you have one extra X chromosome, you’re most likely a female that has this rare genetic disorder called Triple X...

What is Autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects 1 in 36 children and 1 in 45 adults in the...

Opioid drugs can be life threatening. It is not uncommon to hear stories about folks being prescribed opioids for injuries, that...

What is RNA? Many people know what DNA is since it is commonly called the "blueprint of life." However, fewer people are familiar with...

Photo credit: Nutritional Medicine Reviews Collagen is a protein that makes up most of the connective tissues in the human body. There...

Introduction Did you know that there are such people in the world who make a living out of elephant poaching? Since Africa has a bigger...

With the modern world advancing in multiple fields of healthcare, one prominent feature that we see is shifts in the way surgery is now...

The death row scene in the U.S. raises some serious eyebrows, especially when it comes to how it affects different communities. As of...

People with hypermobility may experience negative symptoms and they may be related to a specific vitamin-deficiency.

You were once composed of a single cell: the zygote. Today, you are a multicellular organism composed of about 37 trillion cells. Each of...

Voltage-gated sodium channels are membrane-embedded proteins complexes that allow rapid flow of sodium ions across an electrochemical...

Introduction: The field of regenerative medicine has become increasingly promising in recent years, holding out the possibility of major...

In recent years, there has been a rising popularity for different nutrient powders for those who are physically active. One of these...

Psychoneuroimmunity is a complex word that defines how the mind-body connection is directly related to our immune system. Chronic...

Prions are infectious proteins: altered forms of a normal cellular protein that may have lost their normal function, but have acquired...

Introduction When someone inherits a recessive trait, you might feel envious of or sympathetic towards them. Why is this the case? Are...

Introduction Imagine each cell in the body as an individual participant in a vast social network, wherein they continuously exchange...

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infection that targets and attacks CD4 cells (CD4 T lymphcytes), a component of the...

Introduction The Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) serves as an important element of the brain's defense mechanism, functioning as a gatekeeper...

Chronic conditions are often silent but deeply impactful and cast a shadow over the lives of millions worldwide. In this exploration, we...