Quick Insights: A woman suffering from HIV and fast-progressing leukemia received a cord blood transplant as a part of treatment. These cells were lacking the receptors required by HIV to survive. 14 months later, no hint of the virus is found in her body. The case of the patient: The patient, self-identified as a mixed …
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United states of America has its first case of CRISPR mediated medication treatment approved by the nation’s leading healthcare authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). What is CRISPR? It is a technology invented to slice and potentially alter genes in the human genome. Putting simply, it is a method of editing genes to alter …
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Scientists identify a new AI tool that can be used in X -rays and other radiological reports that now accurately “reads” for prognosis. Why do we need artificial intelligence when you have human intelligence? The reasons are innumerable ranging from cost effectiveness to high accuracy rates. But specifically in the radiology sector, it is a …
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Which is more – the number of atoms in a teaspoon of water or the number of teaspoons in the atlantic ocean? For the chemistry (and MATH) lovers in the house, 1 mole of water = 18 ml water (oxygen is 16 and two atoms of hydrogen with 1) 1 ml water = 0.05556 mol …
It is so much more difficult for an octopus to have a “heart break” from love. Keeping aside the growing perplexity of “it’s not working out for us”, the octopus is a complicated sea animal, anatomically speaking. The octopus has three hearts! There are literally three pumping organs that circulate blood within this mollusk. This …
Did you know that your arguably favourite fruit is radioactive? YES! Bananas are rich in potassium, an important mineral needed by the body to function properly. A low potassium diet leads to Hypokalemia which can make muscles feel weak, cramp, twitch, or even become paralyzed, and abnormal heart rhythms may develop. Anyway, bananas are great …
Neptune is the 8th Planet from the Sun and it is the only one that is NOT visible to the naked eye. This planet is brutally cold with the “Summer” in Neptune being -200 degrees Celsius. Cool huh? The winds are made up of Methane and their speed is almost 2000 kilemeters per hour. WOW!
New Drug, New hope. On January 6th, FDA released a statement affirming their approval of a drug called Lecanemab for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Through an accelerated method, this drug was approved as medication for patients with this brain disease as the disease currently has no definitive treatment options. What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s …
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