You may have heard of Kizzmekia Corbett, the black female NIH scientist who led the NIH team that co-developed one of the FDA-authorized coronavirus vaccines with Moderna. But did you know that she’s a Tar Heel?!
Continue ReadingFall is here! While that means hay rides for some, it can mean hay fever for others. But what exactly is happening in our bodies when a deep breath of the chilly autumn air causes sneezing and sniffling?
Continue ReadingOur guts are dedicated to digestion, but as a system, they are far from simple. Let’s dive into a recently released paper that talks about gut complexity by mapping the single-cell landscape of the gut from early in development to adulthood.
Continue Reading“Mom, I think I have a fever,” was the sure fire way to stay home from school as a young child. One such instance, my mom put her hand to…
Continue ReadingDog is man’s best friend. Man is dog’s…predictor for allergies? A recent study showed dogs with owners that suffer from allergies are more likely to suffer from allergies themselves. Researchers…
Continue ReadingWith each flu season comes a bombardment of new advertisements reminding people to get a flu vaccine. The vaccine is free to most and widely available, yet almost half of…
Continue ReadingInfluenza is a virus that straddles two worlds: that of the past and that of the future. Responsible for more deaths than HIV/AIDS in the past century, the flu is…
Continue ReadingFormer President Jimmy Carter was diagnosed with stage IV malignant melanoma in 2015, an aggressive form of cancer that spread to his liver and his brain. Until recently, this would…
Continue ReadingAs an avid New York sports fan, I love a good Tom Brady controversy. Many of these controversies are ridiculous and take up too much time during actual news broadcasts…
Continue ReadingDuring the winter season, our bodies endure a substantial amount of stress. As temperatures drop, our immune systems can suffer. But staying happy and healthy throughout the cold and flu…
Continue ReadingThis year’s Nobel Prizes in Medicine were awarded to William C. Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura, and Youyou Tu whose work to develop novel therapies for the treatment of globally devastating parasitic…
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