An Environmentally Friendly Solution for Oil Contaminated Soils
By Raymond Cheung ‘22 Global oil production is on the rise; in 2017, a record of 92.6 million barrels were processed daily (1). Although the petroleum refining process is needed to refine crude oil into usable products, the process often generates significant amounts of oil sludge. These oil sludges contain toxic chemicals that are hazardous to the environment and as a result, are difficult to … Continue reading An Environmentally Friendly Solution for Oil Contaminated Soils
Tree Diversity and Climate Change
By Raymond Cheung ‘22 Since trees can absorb greenhouse gases through photosynthesis, reforestation efforts are becoming a more crucial way to combat climate change. However, new research suggests that the number of tree species planted is as essential as the quantity. A recent study conducted by Yuanyuan Huang and more than sixty scientists from China, Switzerland, and Germany analyzed over 150,000 trees planted in the … Continue reading Tree Diversity and Climate Change
Sleep Deprivation and Performance
By Raymond Cheung ‘22 Sleep is a necessity that many do not get enough of on a daily basis. Sleep deprivation can significantly impair cognitive function, which can prove dangerous and costly for intensive jobs. While the adverse effects of sleep deprivation on performance are not new, a recent study by Michelle E. Stepan and researchers from Michigan State University employed a large controlled sample … Continue reading Sleep Deprivation and Performance
Correlation Between the Mediterranean Diet and age-related Macular Degeneration
By Mariam Malik ‘22 The human eye’s abilities are often taken granted. Currently, roughly 1.8 million Americans are affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of blindness. AMD directly affects the eye’s central vision, which is vital in individuals’ abilities to see faces and read. Researchers from the European Union have collected and analyzed data that links the Mediterranean Diet to … Continue reading Correlation Between the Mediterranean Diet and age-related Macular Degeneration
The affect of hunger on brain health
By Mariam Malik ‘22 It is not uncommon to hear to blame a moment of overreaction on being hungry. However, the connection between the two has not been greatly explored until recently. At the University of Guelph in Canada, PhD student Thomas Homran led an experiment on mice to see what it is that makes us “hangry”. In one small room, a group of rats … Continue reading The affect of hunger on brain health
Findings of Disease for Contact-Lens Users
By Mariam Malik ‘22 Out of the individuals you know, it is often difficult to determine whether or not they wear contact lenses. Due to their efficiency, contacts have become a phenomenon in eye care and vision. A new study from the University College of London has resulted in the awareness of Acanthamoeba keratitis infections, a disease that affects the cornea and causes it to … Continue reading Findings of Disease for Contact-Lens Users
The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Different Drug Labels
By Kavindra Sahabir ‘21 The labels on over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are what most use to understand their contents and effects. However, the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), finding a disparity in the different kinds of prescription drug labels, has proposed a standardized label to be used for OTC drugs in Australia. Vivian Tong and her research team aimed to test different drug label formats and … Continue reading The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Different Drug Labels
The Effects Of Climate Change On The Macroporosity Of Soil
By Kavindra Sahabir ‘21 Climate change, in addition to contributing to rising temperatures around the globe, may also be affecting the availability of water and production of food. Soil macropores are, at their most basic level, holes in soil that act as natural drains of water due to gravity. They affect factors such as nutrient transport for plants and water runoff in fields, which in … Continue reading The Effects Of Climate Change On The Macroporosity Of Soil
The Effects of Resistance Training vs Endurance Training on Muscle Growth
By Kavindra Sahabir ‘21 One commonality between the average gym goer and competitive bodybuilders is the goal of stimulating muscle growth. Researchers led by Sarah J. Lessard from the Joslin Diabetes Center have aimed to understand how to stimulate muscle growth by investigating the effects of resistance training, or training using weights, and endurance training, or running and other aerobic exercises, on JNK. JNK, or … Continue reading The Effects of Resistance Training vs Endurance Training on Muscle Growth
Disruption of GABPβ1L Reverses Immortality of Glioblastoma Cells
By Riya Gandhi ‘22 Researchers in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California have made a progressive discovery regarding tumor cell immortality, especially in brain-related cancers such as glioblastoma, which recently claimed the life of Senator John McCain. Their work involved TERT promoter mutations, which are responsible for activating telomerase and thereby enabling cell immortality. Approximately 90 percent of human tumors reactivate … Continue reading Disruption of GABPβ1L Reverses Immortality of Glioblastoma Cells
Somatic Mutations as Markers for Size and Lifetimes of Blood Stem Cells
By Riya Gandhi ‘22 Despite the importance of hematopoiesis — a process that balances production and destruction of specialized blood cells — in the human body, scientists were unable to quantify the population size and lifetime dynamics that govern the process until now. Researchers from the Wellcome-Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, and the University of Cambridge conducted a recent study under principle … Continue reading Somatic Mutations as Markers for Size and Lifetimes of Blood Stem Cells
Malignant Regenerative Cells Induced by Chemotherapy: A Possible Cause of AML Relapse
By Riya Gandhi ‘22 Relapse of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) — or any type of cancer, for that matter — has always posed an enormous challenge to patients and physicians alike. However, a recent study conducted by researchers at McMaster University has found that it is not predominantly leukemic stem cells that induce such recurrence but rather leukemic-regenerating cells that arise post-chemotherapy. In this study, … Continue reading Malignant Regenerative Cells Induced by Chemotherapy: A Possible Cause of AML Relapse
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