Science Square (Issue 139)
How does loneliness affect your brain? Spreng et al. The default network of the human brain is associated…
Disease
28 articles
Flies
Athlete’s foot is a frequent infection that millions of people suffer from annually. I once had it during…
Embryonic Stem Cells
In 1981, scientists discovered ways to derive embryonic stem cells from early mouse embryos. Since then, they have…
Pharmacology: The Journey of a Chemical Compound into a Drug
Most of us have taken, or at least interacted with, medicine at some point or another in our…
Editorial (Issue 134) – Preserving Our Health
The Coronavirus pandemic has swept the world in recent months and with it came a wave of panic,…
Trypanosomes: Creatures with One Thousand and One Sheaths
If you heard that a very destructive creature was in your village, what would you expect this creature…
Metabolic Syndrome: A Major Health Problem of Our Civilization
Life is in the center of existence, and food is in the center of life. All living things…
Preventative Medicine of Gastrointestinal Disease
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is among the most common chronic diseases in the Western world, affecting up to…
Fire on the Mountain
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a terminal illness of the nervous system, resulting in the degeneration of neurons.…
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)
Alzheimer’s disease is “an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, eventually even the…
Major Task for a Tiny Fiber
My name is fibrillin, also known as FBN. I am a protein whose synthesis starts while you are…
A Very High Peak To Climb
On Sunday, I requested a friend of mine to babysit my two young boys so I could attend…
Will You Hold My Hand Please?
Anne-Mette Harder is a Danish Nurse. There is one important thing which makes her different from her other…
Another Side to Water
Water plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance between life and death on Earth. It can either…
Coping with Autism
“When I took my one-year old son to the supermarket, he never responded to other mothers’ playful overtures.…