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The Key To Increasing Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates: Protein Biomarkers
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the 5th leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Despite being less common, OC is three times as deadly,...
Jia Chun
6 hours ago3 min read
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Lab-grown Stem Cells Able To Model Earliest Stage of Human Development
Introduction Currently, we know little of the process of cardiac and hepatic vascularization (the process of building new blood vessels...
Jia Chun
5 days ago2 min read
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A Novel Drug Shows Promise As Parkinson's New Treatment
Every year, nearly 90,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Parkinson's, a condition in which brain cells that produce...
Jia Chun
Aug 253 min read
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The Science Behind Reversing Time
Before society's "medical revolution" and the discovery of antibiotics, life spans were relatively shorter and the most common health...
Jia Chun
Aug 233 min read
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3D Printing Human Organs
Graphical summary Introduction In the medical world, the global shortage of human organs is an ever-present issue. Far more people are in...
Jia Chun
Aug 163 min read
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Current Breakthroughs in mRNA Cancer Vaccines
About 5 years ago, in 2020, the first COVID-19 vaccine was available for the public. Although controversial, the vaccines were...
Jia Chun
Aug 13 min read
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Gut Microbiome and Mental Health: Part 2
Introduction Current studies on the gut microbiome and its link to mental health focus on what microbes play what roles in the body....
Jia Chun
Jul 242 min read
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The Gut Microbiome Directly Affects Mental Health
In 2019, 970 million people were reported to have mental health disorders and has most likely only risen. The rise of mental health...
Jia Chun
Jul 233 min read
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The Future of Drought Resistant Plants
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,...
Jia Chun
Jul 213 min read
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A Potential Cure for PTSD
Introduction Currently, about 9 million individuals in the United States suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a condition...
Jia Chun
Jul 103 min read
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Thought To Speech: A Paralyzed Man Finds His Voice Again
A study, published in the scientific journal Nature on June 11th, 2025, revealed a one-of-a-kind technology that allowed a paralyzed man...
Jia Chun
Jul 73 min read
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The New Technology of Self-Boosting Vaccines
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:...
Jia Chun
Jun 284 min read
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The Curious Introduction of Body Vibration Exercise
It was a Sunday when I was looking through NIH (National Library of Medicine) when I found an article, Aquatic Therapy Versus Land-Based...
Jia Chun
Jun 194 min read
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Cancer Trends In People Under 50
According to the the journal, Cancer Discovery , there has been an increase in early onset cancers - cancer before the age of 50 - and...
Jia Chun
Jun 43 min read
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Alzheimer's New Possible Cure
In the summer of 2024, I flew halfway across the world to the country I could have grown up in. Summer in South Korea was comparably less...
Jia Chun
May 254 min read
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Unlocking the Secrets of Maps: Exploring the Human Cell Atlas
The Human Brain Cell Atlas v1.0, photo courtesy of Human Cell Atlas DATA PORTAL, cells colored according to tissue type Skeletons used to...
Jia Chun
Apr 292 min read
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Getting Under My Skin: Nanozymes
Active creation of recently rising nanotechnology materials A key component to functioning body systems are enzymes. Enzymes are a...
Jia Chun
Apr 64 min read
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Healthy Eating is the New Studying
As a student, studying is my whole life. I have a Youtube playlist dedicated to all the studying tips-and-tricks and study-with-me videos...
Jia Chun
Mar 282 min read
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Personality Traits: Genetic or Environmental?
I feel the most secure when I feel everything is under my control: my grades, my relationships, and mostly, who I am. However, what truly...
Jia Chun
Mar 24 min read
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Changing Our Coding: Genetic Editing
When I was younger, I wanted to be one of the PowerPuff girls. I dreamed of sprouting those huge eyes and donning a new hairstyle and a...
Jia Chun
Feb 214 min read
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