ABSTRACT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating autoimmune disease that causes painful inflammation within joint tissue. Despite the success of modern therapeutics in treating detectable inflammation, patients with RA often experience lingering neuropathic pain. Neuropathic... Read More
ABSTRACT Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) is a serine protease responsible for cleaving and activating inactive plasminogen to its active form, plasmin, which is involved in fibrinolysis, angiogenesis, and extracellular matrix degradation. Plasmin, in turn, is... Read More
INTRODUCTION Oysters are an integral part of many marine ecosystems. They provide food for several species of snails and crabs and act as natural water filters, preventing algal blooms and nutrient-induced oxygen depletion in aquatic... Read More
Tom Patterson was the first patient in the United States to receive an intravenous dose of viruses as a cure for the bacterial infection that put him in a coma. Now, you might be overcome... Read More
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Understanding the effects of alcohol consumption on brain development and behavioral patterns of adolescents to increase quality of life Drinking-related health concerns have substantially increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has increased levels of... Read More
The structure and function of proteins in the human body is largely limited by the number of amino acids that are naturally generated by the genetic code. Out of 64 codons, 61 of them code... Read More
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While exploring the intertidal zone of La Jolla Cove, you can find these skinny dancers camouflaging their bodies beneath the algae. If you pick them up, you might be scared of them escaping your hold... Read More
Antibiotics are crucial in protecting humans from a large range of bacterial diseases. Scientists have created several types of antibiotics that are now prescribed regularly to treat many infections. Unfortunately, the misapplication of antibiotics for... Read More
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In life, everyone must play with the cards they are dealt and hope for a good hand. Just like the cards that a player holds, one’s inherited genes are powerful indicators of what is in... Read More