Maria
From Genes to Lifestyle: What is Diabetes?
According to the World Health Organization, diabetes affects approximately 422 million individuals (8.5% of the world’s population),...
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Maria
Oct 25, 2023
Men and Breast Cancer
Pink ribbons, fundraising campaigns, and awareness initiatives have made breast cancer a well-recognized cause. While breast cancer is...
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Phaedra
Oct 11, 2023
Beyond the Pink Ribbon
Breast cancer awareness has long been symbolized by the pink ribbon, serving as a crucial means of support for the men and women impacted...
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Phaedra
Jul 19, 2023
Unveiling the Impact of HPV
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a prevalent sexually transmitted infection that can infect both males and females who engage in vaginal,...
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Maria
Jun 21, 2023
Promising Results for Melanoma Treatment Using mRNA Vaccine
As mentioned in the previous post, melanoma cases have been increasing over the past few years [1,2]. While there are currently a few...
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Maria
Jun 7, 2023
How to prevent and treat melanoma?
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops in melanocytes, the cells responsible for the pigment that colours skin, hair, and eyes...
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Hedi
May 9, 2023
HIV Vaccine Development: Current Advances and Challenges
As discussed in our previous posts about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), there exists no cure for this potentially life-threatening...
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Maria
May 3, 2023
How does Chronic Stress Affect the Body?
As mentioned in the last post, the HPA axis plays a critical role in helping the body respond to stress, but chronic stress can lead to...
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Maria
Mar 15, 2023
Can males suffer from endometriosis?
In last week’s post, we shed some light on endometriosis’ causes and symptoms. We also mentioned that around 190 million women suffer...
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Maria
Mar 10, 2023
The Ignored Endometriosis
With March being endometriosis awareness month, and includes International Women's Day, it is important to discuss this well disregarded...
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Hedi
Mar 2, 2023
Current Antiretroviral Therapy Against HIV
As discussed in our previous post about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a cure does not exist at the moment for this potentially...
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Hedi
Feb 23, 2023
Introduction of HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected approximately 38 million people as of 2020, making it one of the most serious global...
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Dominique
Oct 13, 2022
Cancer Vaccines: Will mRNA Save the Day?
Even though cancer vaccines have been around for a while (more information here), with the rise of mRNA* vaccines many researchers have...
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Dominique
Oct 3, 2022
History of Cancer Vaccines
The link between vaccinations and combatting cancer has been long-established and incorporated into modern medical practice. Currently,...
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Phaedra
Feb 18, 2022
Who gets Long-COVID?
In last week’s post, we described long-COVID and the various symptoms that arises. However, there is still an important question that...
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Phaedra
Feb 10, 2022
What is Long-COVID?
COVID-19 has been the headline of world news since 2019 and continues to be a major part of it to this day, especially due to the...
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Dominique
Sep 25, 2021
Respiratory Syncytial Virus: A not so New Virus Worry
As COVID-19 restrictions began to lift over the past few months, there has been news about a new viral acronym: RSV. RSV stands for...
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Phaedra
Sep 6, 2021
Adverse Effects of COVID-19 Infection
COVID-19, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. COVID‐19 is caused by the Severe Acute...
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Nicole
Apr 5, 2021
Smallpox: How to Stop a Killer?
Smallpox (caused by the variola virus*) is one of the deadliest diseases that mankind has suffered. There is evidence of smallpox as far...
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Alba
Apr 5, 2021
Polio Vaccine VS. Deadly Paralysis
Poliomyelitis, also known as polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. It spreads among people typically through contact...
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