Health & Physiology
Awakening the thymus to cure SARS-CoV-2 infection: a matter of genes
SarsCov-2, the virus causing COVID-19, became deadly for 1-2% of people infected , causing 7-8 million deaths worldwide. Although in most cases the fatal outcome was associated with old age and/or pre-existing debilitating conditions, it can occur in younger healthy individuals. Indeed, there are certain... click to read more
Keeping the balance: How epigenetics monitors cancer genes
The human genome contains around 20,000 genes with two copies per gene, one inherited from each parent. Changes in the genome including gene breaks, rearrangements, and extra gene copies are frequent in many diseases, most commonly in cancer. DNA breaks occur often throughout the genome,... click to read more
An Emerging Era: Wearable Breast Ultrasonography at Home
Breast cancer is a long-lasting global health challenge, and its early detection plays an important role in improving survival rates. Ultrasound is one of the most common methods of medical imaging for breast cancer, as it uses high-frequency sound waves to image the body's internal... click to read more
Chemotherapy and heart failure
One of the chemotherapy treatment options for patients with breast cancer usually includes multiple cycles of therapies based on an intravenous medication of a group called anthracyclines. During the last two decades, the percentage of cure and response rates for cancer patients undergoing this treatment... click to read more
Stressing the gut-brain axis
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic intestinal disorders that mainly manifests in two forms: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. These diseases involve persistent inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract and can cause severe symptoms including abdominal pain, diarrhea, and intestinal obstruction. If left... click to read more
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