The global obesity epidemic affects a staggering 52% of adults as of 2016 [1] and continues to escalate. Therefore, the quest for...

Artificial sweeteners were first introduced into the market several decades ago, transforming the way we eat as even though they taste...

As mentioned in the previous post, melanoma cases have been increasing over the past few years [1,2]. While there are currently a few...

As discussed in our previous posts about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), there exists no cure for this potentially life-threatening...

Understanding the role of sex in health care is highly important since there is a difference between the immune responses of males and...

The term “sex” refers to the biological sex of female or male, whereas the term “gender” refers to sociocultural determinants (e.g.,...

Even though cancer vaccines have been around for a while (more information here), with the rise of mRNA* vaccines many researchers have...

The human microbiota refers to the microorganisms (like bacteria, fungi, and archaea) living in our gut, skin, and respiratory tracts,...

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...