Decarbonization of Healthcare and the Life Sciences
IntroductionTactics to Reduce Carbon EmissionsEvidence of Healthcare and Life Sciences Making Steps Towards DecarbonizationHow the COVID-19 Pandemic has Impacted Decarbonization StrategiesReferencesFurther Reading At their core, decarbonization strategies aim to reduce…
Screen Time and Mental Health
Age-related mental health outcomes: Children and AdolescentsAge-related mental health outcomes: AdultsScreen time and mental health in the COVID-19 eraReferencesFurther reading Screen time refers to the time a person spends looking…
How Important is Early Detection to the Spread of Infections?
IntroductionChain of infectionPrimary vs. secondary controlNotification of potential outbreaksAdvantages of early detectionIssues with late detectionDiagnostic testingReferences Further reading Infectious disease is the cause of a good deal of morbidity and mortality…
What can COVID-19 Teach us about Respiratory Disease?
IntroductionHistory of respiratory diseasesForms of respiratory diseasesImpact of COVID-19What approaches are there to restore our respiratory system back to normal?The future of respiratory diseasesThe emergence of pulmonary fibrosisCOVID-19 as a…
An Overview of Sperm Sorting Technologies
IntroductionClassification of Sperm-Sorting Techniques Motility-based Morphology-based Surface chemistry-based Sex SortingConclusionReferences With the entry of women into public life and the workforce, many have postponed reproduction to…
What is Oculodentodigital Dysplasia?
IntroductionHistoryCause and symptomsGJA1 geneEpidemiologyCase reportsDiagnosis and treatmentReferencesFurther reading Oculodentodigital dysplasia (ODDD) is a rare congenital malformation associated with eye, face, and limb abnormalities. ODDD follows the autosomal dominant pattern of…
How Can Maggots Save Limbs?
IntroductionWhat is Maggot Therapy?Mechanism of ActionAdministration of Maggot TherapyApplications of Maggot TherapyApplication in Diabetic Foot UlcersConclusionReferencesFurther readings Maggot therapy has been used in the field of medicine since ancient times.…
What is Adenomyosis?
IntroductionSymptomsObtaining a diagnosisTreatmentReferencesFurther Reading Adenomyosis is a condition that affects the uterus and is histologically characterized by ectopic endometrial glands and stroma located in the myometrial, which are surrounded by…
Emergency department plays key role in evaluating COVID-19 tests
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans likely share the experience of anxiously awaiting the results of a COVID test, whether a lab-based PCR test administered at…
Epilepsy drug stops nervous system tumor growth in mice
People with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) develop tumors on nerves throughout their bodies. These tumors are usually benign — meaning they don’t spread to other parts of the body and…