Olivia Brado Staff Writer, Trinity College Linkedin Envelope Instagram Writer Bio I am in the class of 2024 at Trinity College as a Presidential Scholar! I study Biochemistry and French, and I am on the pre-medical track. On campus, I am part of the Interdisciplinary Science Program, involved with our community service club ACES, and …
Source: iStock At just 3 months old, Victoria Gray was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. Her deformed red blood cells led to excruciating pain episodes as she struggled to care for her four children. After a successful clinical trial, Gray became the first person in the United States to undergo treatment for a genetic disease …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Tri-Med Home Care Services (Creative Commons License) As the baby boomer population begins entering retirement, the number of seniors living in older households is expected to skyrocket to 10.1 million by 20381. However, many seniors struggle receiving appropriate care in an ageist …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Alberto Andrei Rosu Anxiety is all consuming. It bleeds into your daily life, fills your head, controls you, enough to tell you what you can do, and cannot do. It keeps you up at night but keeps you in bed in …
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This publication is in proud partnership with Project UNITY’s Catalyst Academy 2023 Summer Program. Source: Robina Meermeijer Introduction We as humans have a thirst for connection. Connecting with other humans, connecting with ourselves, or connecting through information. Our capacity for connection, however, is a delicate fabric, dependent on our mental state. Alzheimer’s Disease damages one’s …
Source: Mediterranean Diet Pyramid (Flikr Public Domain, Zaid Alasad) The rate of depression among teens in the United States (U.S.) is increasing annually. In fact, 13% of teens in 2017 reported that they experienced at least one episode of depression that year, up from the 8% reported in 20071. Depression is a medical illness that …
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Source: Laboratoires Servier, (CC BY-SA 3.0) Many of us cannot fathom a life without being able to wiggle our fingers, rotate our shoulders, or jump up and down with ease. However, this is reality for the 250 million people worldwide suffering from osteoarthritis (the degeneration of cartilage at the bone joints), with women and the …
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Source: Nastya Dulhiier How do you treat bacterial infections without causing drug resistance? You might think that targeting the bacterial genes necessary for bacterial growth would be the most effective strategy. However, when you target genes that are essential for growth, bacteria are more likely to develop drug resistance. This is natural selection in action. …
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Figure: Bacteria are essential for gut health because they help break down key dietary nutrients. But when one’s diet changes– the gut microbiome can be driven out of sorts. Scientists now understand that the gut microbiome is altered by a calorie-restricted diet in such a way that it prevent dieters from keeping weight off. Future …
Image: A group of cogs arranged in the shape of a brain (Source: Unsplash, Taras Hrytsak). Many evidence-based theories suggest that humans avoid effort. We’re not lazy, we’re just hardwired to take the path of least resistance. There is indeed scientific evidence in favor of this theory. One study, for example, had 52 participants go …