Maria
From Trends to Truth: Diabetic Medications and Weight Loss
The global obesity epidemic affects a staggering 52% of adults as of 2016 [1] and continues to escalate. Therefore, the quest for...
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Maria
Aug 2, 2023
Is aspartame as an artificial sweetener a good substitute for sugar?
Artificial sweeteners were first introduced into the market several decades ago, transforming the way we eat as even though they taste...
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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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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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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...
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Nicole
Nov 3, 2022
Sex Difference in Vaccine Response
The term “sex” refers to the biological sex of female or male, whereas the term “gender” refers to sociocultural determinants (e.g.,...
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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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Nicole
Jul 13, 2022
COVID-19 and Microbiome: Friend or Foe?
The human microbiota refers to the microorganisms (like bacteria, fungi, and archaea) living in our gut, skin, and respiratory tracts,...
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Nicole
Apr 20, 2021
Decoding the COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine
SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus that causes COVID-19. Among the many questions regarding the new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, one of the most pressing...
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