Maria
How Does Insulin Impact Your Everyday Health?
Everyone has heard about insulin but, what does this hormone really do? Insulin is not just a treatment for those with diabetes; it's an...
top of page
Nicole
Aug 30, 2023
A split-brain
In previous posts, we started to describe the brain’s anatomy in greater depth. We mentioned that the brain is divided into two...
17 views0 comments
Maria
Apr 26, 2023
How does the body respond to stressful situations?
In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a part of our lives. Small doses of stress can be a good thing, enabling us to stay...
9 views0 comments
Maria
Apr 19, 2023
Are there any Male Contraceptive Pills?
In previous posts, we have described many different types of birth controls: non-hormonal; hormonal; IUDs; and the emergency...
16 views0 comments
Phaedra
Apr 13, 2023
Difference Between Plan B and “the Pill”
Birth control, or contraception, is the use of any method, medicine, or device to prevent pregnancy. While there is no perfect method of...
11 views0 comments
Maria
Apr 6, 2023
What are the different types of IUDs?
An intrauterine device (IUD) is a small device shaped like a T that is introduced into the uterus to prevent pregnancy. It is one of the...
18 views0 comments
Maria
Mar 29, 2023
Types of Hormonal Contraceptives
As mentioned in this post, progesterone and estrogen are key hormones in the menstrual cycle. Hormonal contraceptives use progestin (the...
24 views0 comments
Maria
Mar 22, 2023
Types of Non-Hormonal Contraceptives
There are many different types of birth control, from natural methods to medicines, devices or surgery. When choosing birth control, it...
23 views0 comments
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...
22 views0 comments
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...
20 views0 comments
Phaedra
Feb 16, 2023
How Does a Pregnancy Test Work?
Since the earliest record of urine-based pregnancy tests in Ancient Egypt [1], there have been plenty of breakthroughs, most importantly,...
18 views0 comments
Phaedra
Feb 9, 2023
The history of pregnancy tests
The earliest written record of urine-based pregnancy tests comes from over 3000 years ago by Egyptians. They were tests based on the...
18 views0 comments
Maria
Feb 2, 2023
The menstrual cycle
Before diving into the menstrual cycle, it is important to recognize the different parts of women’s reproductive organs [2]: The entrance...
34 views0 comments
Nicole
Jan 26, 2023
Sex differences in the immune system
Understanding the role of sex in health care is highly important since there is a difference between the immune responses of males and...
16 views0 comments
Phaedra
Dec 2, 2022
Blood Donations in Times of COVID-19
Since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in December 2019, the pandemic has had a significant impact on several sectors of the...
11 views0 comments
Maria
Nov 27, 2022
What Happens to the Blood you Donate?
Blood donations help those who have been victims of accidents, fires, surgeries, and those battling cancer, or suffering from chronic...
11 views0 comments
Maria
Nov 21, 2022
The Process Of Donating Blood
The eligibility criteria to donate blood is continuously changing based on the most current scientific evidence. In general, you must be...
31 views0 comments
Maria
Nov 10, 2022
Why are Blood Donations so Important?
There are four major groups of blood determined by the presence or absence of an antigen* on the surface of the red blood cell [1]. Blood...
20 views0 comments
Nicole
Aug 1, 2022
Monkeypox: An Old Virus Rises Again?
In the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, it can be discouraging to hear that there is another virus* spreading. However, it is important to...
11 views0 comments
Renard
Jul 4, 2022
What Are The Applications Of Epigenetics?
Since its inception, epigenetics has gained a lot of research because of its applications and implications in development, aging, and...
5 views0 comments
bottom of page