Writings OLD
March 22, 2023
Serous carcinoma is the most common type of ovarian cancer, accounting for approximately 75% of epithelial ovarian cancers.
GETTY Cancer treatments are rapidly evolving with the advent of cell therapy. Within the last five years alone, CAR T therapy has become widely recognized for its ability to harness the immune … read moreMarch 17, 2023
The greatest difficulty for vaccine and drug design three years into the Covid-19 pandemic is the proliferation of viral variants. Most antibodies target the SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain, but this region is highly variable, leading to variants of concern such as Beta, Delta, and now Omicron.
A potential solution to this problem … read more
March 16, 2023
The need for effective Covid-19 drugs is ever-expanding. Hundreds of millions, if not billions, have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 throughout the pandemic. Even today, thousands continue to be infected in what many claim to be a post-pandemic world. Antiviral drugs can prevent infection in those recently exposed to the virus … read more
March 15, 2023
This article is part of a series on viroids. The first, , gave an overview of what viroids are and how they replicate. described the plant host range of viroids and their economic impact.
Viroids are small, circular slivers of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that do not encode any proteins. Despite … read more
March 14, 2023
CONTINENTAL US MAP OF ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HEPATITIS C CASES FROM 2013-2016
HEPVU.ORG Hepatitis C is the leading blood borne infection, and the number one cause of liver disease in the United States. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 2.7 million people in the US are currently living with … read moreMarch 11, 2023
This article is the eighth installment in my series on Alzheimer’s disease. Read more about Alzheimer’s disease in , , , , , , and of the series.
If you are a person who has inherited the APOE4 gene, new research in mice suggests that knocking out the APOE4 gene dramatically reduces the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease. The E4 … read more
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The World Health Organization currently estimates the global burden of Hepatitis C to be between 130 and 170 million people. Ideally, this figure, as well as stratifications by location, age, and gender, would be more precisely determined based on data from community-based studies. In most countries, however, the utilization of … read more
February 28, 2023
Micrograph of myeloma tumor from bone marrow biopsy
GETTY A hallmark characteristic of CAR T therapy is that it is individually crafted. Each patient receives a unique cancer-fighting infusion made from their own immune cells. The crucial process of genetically modifying the cells, however, is lengthy and costly. read more