Disease

Jumping genes: One Clue in Our Understanding of the Dark Genome

We know that the difference between Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay is red…


What’s the Deal with Endometriosis?  A hard-to-diagnose condition gives sufferers few options

That good ole time of the month. There is nothing we can do to change it, but…


COVID-19 Vaccines are Near: What Does This Mean for Herd Immunity?

The recent news that possibly two COVID-19 vaccines are on the horizon sound…


Swedish Study Shows Reduced Risk of Cervical Cancer with HPV Quadrivalent Vaccine

The vast majority of cervical cancers are caused by an infection with human…


Cut and Repair: The Gene Editing Tool that is Changing How We Treat Disease

This year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry went to the ground-breaking gene editing…


The Role of Dopamine in Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is a huge problem across the world, leading to large societal…


PCOS Facts and Myths and How Intermittent Fasting Can Help

What is PCOS? Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is defined as a group of…


High Microbiome Diversity in the Female Reproductive Tract Linked to Cervical Cancer

The collection of bacteria in our gut, known as the gut microbiome, is…


COVID-19 Ups the Chances of Dying From a Broken Heart

Although COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, a new review of COVID-19 studies…