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Even with the prevalence of curable diseases, HIV remains among the ones near impossible to fully cure. Successful cures (6 out of 88 million, or a surprising 0.0000068%) are limited to allogenic stem cell transplants, a process when a patient receives healthy blood-making stem cells. Recent research has found that CCR5-independent mechanisms can help cure HIV.  CCR5-independent mechanisms are processes and pathways that don’t rely on the CCR5 protein. This protein helps the

On November 26, 2025, scientists published findings that show antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be killed with high success rates. They introduced a therapy in mice and human lung tissue to find that it slowed bacterial growth, which is near impossible if the bacteria is resistant to the regular antibiotic treatment. Although medicines are advancing at a breakneck speed, bacteria are also advancing along with us. Bacteria have short life cycles, allowing mutated bacteria wi

In cardiology, arrhythmia, a type of irregular heartbeat due to electrical abnormalities, is a serious condition that needs quick attention. Currently, the only type of treatment are antiarrhythmic drugs, such as sodium channel blockers and beta-blockers. However, these drugs have the potential to worsen the arrhythmia that led them to take the medication and worsen chances of survival. The heart runs on the contraction and relaxation of muscles, but more specifically, the el

The naked mole rat, known for its slightly disturbing, unsettling looks, may hold the key to extending people's life spans. With a lifespan of about 40 years, the naked mole rat has been found by Chen et al. to have efficient, quicker-than-human repair abilities. The existence of four amino acids (much like proteins, but the units that make up a protein) in the cGAS protein is to be thanked for this. When the amino acids were introduced into fruit flies, the insects showed sl

On October 21st, Maltz, Topacio, et al. published an article on the response of lung microbes to inhaling dust. Scientists found that lung microbial composition varied by the amount of dust exposure. As climate change worsens and bodies of water dry out, greater sediment exposure leads to more frequent dust storms. This waterline recession and dust events insoluble minerals, microbial spores, and organic compounds. This may present health risks to local citizens. Researchers

On June 4, of this year, Stanford researchers published an article on, "Milli-spinner thrombectomy." Currently, many life-threatening...

For many years, it has been common knowledge that high blood pressure (hypertension) mirror the heart's condition. However, in recent...

The word 'quantum' means a small quantity of energy proportional to its radiation frequency. In other, simpler words, it is the smallest...

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Despite being less common, OC is three times as deadly,...

Introduction Currently, we know little of the process of cardiac and hepatic vascularization (the process of building new blood vessels...

Every year, nearly 90,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Parkinson's, a condition in which brain cells that produce...

Before society's "medical revolution" and the discovery of antibiotics, life spans were relatively shorter and the most common health...

Graphical summary Introduction In the medical world, the global shortage of human organs is an ever-present issue. Far more people are in...

About 5 years ago, in 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccine was available for the public. Although controversial, the vaccines were...

Introduction Current studies on the gut microbiome and its link to mental health focus on what microbes play what roles in the body....

In 2019, 970 million people were reported to have mental health disorders and has most likely only risen. The rise of mental health...

Did you know that the global population will increase from 8 billion to 9.7 billion people by 2050? Did you also know that also by 2050,...

Introduction Currently, about 9 million individuals in the United States suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition...

A study, published in the scientific journal Nature on June 11th, 2025, revealed a one-of-a-kind technology that allowed a paralyzed man...

The most common vaccine known for its requirement of boosters (multiple doses) is the flu shot. This is due to the vaccine's make-up:...