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Tolulope Oladimeji The immune system is the body’s primary defense against disease and foreign agents. It operates across multiple layers, from the physical barrier of the skin to highly specialized adaptive immune cells such as T and B lymphocytes. The immune system is broadly divided into the innate and adaptive immune systems, which work together to mount coordinated responses against pathogens. Together, these systems comprise organs (primary lymphoid organs such as the bone marrow and...

Arav Parakh Figure 1: An MRI scan using different angles of the brain Neuroimaging represents a cornerstone of modern cognitive neuroscience and clinical neurology. Prior to its widespread development, clinicians and scientists relied primarily on post-mortem autopsies to evaluate structural abnormalities, while psychologists were required to deduce the locus of brain injuries entirely from observable behavior. Today, neuroimaging functions as a highly sophisticated, non-invasive toolkit that...

Savarimuthu Sherly Alzheimer’s disease is the most predominant type of neurological disorder that causes disability and mortality worldwide, yet has no cure. Alzheimer’s is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tau tangles in the brain(1) . These changes occur years before the patients begin to show symptoms, which solidifies the importance of early intervention in delaying disease progression. In the past, certain disease-modifying treatments have failed to demonstrate...