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Twin Impacts of the Chernobyl Disaster: Birth Defects and Mental Health

Twin Impacts of the Chernobyl Disaster: Birth Defects and Mental Health

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Figure 1: Damage caused to reactor 4 of the Chernobyl plant after the explosion Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction: The notorious Chernobyl Disaster took place at reactor 4 near the town of Pripyat, Ukraine on the morning of April 26, 1986. According to the National Cancer Institute, the accident caused 5 million people in Belarus, Russia …

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Failures of Facial Recognition Amid Widespread Masking

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Cover Image: Signs similar to this one have become increasingly prevalent over the past eighteen months, and they are not likely to be removed anytime soon as the pandemic rages on and mask mandates are maintained in many parts of the country. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, James Moore) Undoubtedly, the widespread implementation of masking policies as a …

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Understanding the Social Factors Affecting Cancer Therapy

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Cover Image: A patient being prepared for radiation therapy. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Rhoda Baer) INTRODUCTION Something we should all be cognizant of is the lack of inclusivity in both cancer trials and in post-marketing drug sales. This is a problem which often owes to economic disparities: those with fewer resources have poorer health and well-being …

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Modeling Maximum Running Speed in Animals

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Figure: Two cheetahs lie side by side. As the fastest land animal, the cheetah was of particular interest in a recent study that produced a mathematical model predicting the maximum running speed of any given animal. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, safaritravelplus) Cheetahs, sloths, humans — whatever the animal, a new study proposed a mathematical model to …

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Single Cell RNA Sequencing Enhances Understanding of Tumor Genetic Diversity

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Figure 1: Researchers have shown that tumor cells are a mixture of cancer cells and normal cells. Distinguishing malignant cells and nonmalignant cells in the tumor microenvironment is critical for understanding tumor cell gene expression (Source: Flickr, NIH Image Gallery). Single Cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq), a transcriptomic analysis tool, has become important in cancer research …

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Exploring the Gut-Microbiota Hypothesis of Neurodegenerative Disease Pathogenesis

Exploring the Gut-Microbiota Hypothesis of Neurodegenerative Disease Pathogenesis

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First Author: Jillian Troth1 Co-Authors [Alphabetical Order]: Caroline Conway1, Allison Kifer2, Vincent Lai4, Grace Lee3, Varun Lindagal1, Callie Moody1, and Melanie Prakash1 Dartmouth College1, University of California San Diego2, Williams College3, Rice University4 Figure 1: Fluorescent microscope imaging of neuroinflammation in wild-type mice, AD-model mice, and AD patient. Aggregation of amyloid precursor protein (red) indicates …

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N501Y COVID-19 Variants -- Should We Be Worried?

N501Y COVID-19 Variants – Should We Be Worried?

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Figure 1: 3D printed models of the SARS-CoV-2 virion (the blue sphere in the background) decorated with spike proteins and a larger model of the spike protein (the multi-colored shape in the foreground; the Receptor Binding Domain is the green section of the model) Source: Wikimedia Commons The so-called “UK”, “Brazil”, and “South Africa” variants …

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