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Identifying Drivers of Neuropathic Pain in Arthritis

September 7, 2022 12 min read
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

The Effect of the Amino-Terminal Fragment (ATF) on the Activity and Inhibition of Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator (uPA)

September 2, 2022 20 min read
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

Meta-Analysis of the Pacific Oyster Microbiome: Characterizing Microbiome-Environment Associations and Core Tissue Microbiomes

August 29, 2022 24 min read
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

Phage Therapy: A Solution to Antibiotic Resistance

August 26, 2022 5 min read
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

Gone Fishing

August 24, 2022 9 min read
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

Incorporation of Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Vivo Via the Quadruplet Codon System

August 22, 2022 19 min read
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

Invisible Dancer of the Sea

August 19, 2022 4 min read
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

The Path of Most Resistance: Molecule Equisetin Found in Marine Sponges is a Possible Breakthrough Against Multi Drug-Resistant Bacteria

August 15, 2022 9 min read
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

Your Ace of Hearts

August 10, 2022 8 min read
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

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