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It Is Time To Pay Close Attention To The Lambda Variant Now Devastating South America
A recent study by Kimura et al. examines the Lambda Spike (S) protein, commenting on certain mutations’ virological effects, specifically T76I, L452Q, and a 7-amino-acid deletion from positions 246 to 253.
How Peer Counseling Can Address Barriers to Student Mental Health
Though mental health issues on college campuses have been increasing, students still face many barriers to seeking professional help. Peer counseling programs offer an innovative solution.
Healing Ruptured Eardrums With A New 3-D Printed Graft
As a result of the extensive damage inflicted by the shockwave, the ruptured eardrums of most patients were beyond self repair and a tympanoplasty, originating in the 1950s, was no longer the most efficient treatment thought to date.
A Warning About The Future Of Covid-19 From The Scientific Advisory Group For Emergencies Of The United Kingdom
According to a recent report from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) in the United Kingdom, the virus is very likely to evolve into a still more dangerous form. We must be prepared for this outcome, for we are already behind the curve…
A New Study Documents Efficient COVID-19 Transmission From Infected Children And Adolescents To Household Contacts
A recent study provides an answer to this question: children and adolescents transmit SARS-CoV-2 efficiently to household contacts and some of these contacts require hospitalization.
What We Need To Know About The Future Of Variants
Virologists disagree on the following question: is Delta as destructive as they come, or is an even more potent variant on the horizon?
Ventilated Classrooms Are Critical To Protecting Our Children From Covid Infection
As children return to school, we must focus on ensuring our classrooms are appropriately ventilated to protect them from the highly transmissible Delta variant.
New Hope On The Horizon For Many Women With Breast Cancer
New drugs have been discovered that could treat many women with breast cancer, especially those who have an inherited predisposition to the disease due to defective BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
A Situation Update On Covid-19 Variants And Vaccines
Even countries with high vaccination rates are experiencing surges in new Covid-19 infections due to the Delta variant. Here’s how we can make sense of this seemingly paradoxical state of affairs.
The Talking Man: New Advances In Regenerative Medicine
A California native who wishes to be identified by his nickname, “Pancho”, is talking again after losing his speech in 2003 at the age of 20 in a terrible car crash that almost cost him his life.
