Hello All. This is a continuation of my multi-post series on the human brain. Instead of writing in the format that I normally do (write one blog post about a topic that I find intriguing. Over the next few weeks I am going to explore different aspects of the brain such as functionality, memories, diseases [...]
Introduction Hello All. I am going to be trying something different for the time being. Instead of writing in the format that I normally do (write one blog post about a topic that I find intriguing). I am going to make a multi-post series on a topic that interests me the most: The Human Brain. [...]
What are Antibodies? Antibodies are proteins that the immune system uses to neutralize pathogens such as viruses, disease rearing bacteria, parasites, and fungi. They are often Y-shaped, and produced by plasma- a yellow substance in blood that is mostly water, but contains some enzymes and salts. Dr. Warren Green said it best, “When antibodies find [...]
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The race towards a cure for Covid-19 has been the objective of pharmaceutical companies worldwide. In order to understand how a vaccine which will fight Covid-19 is made, we must first understand how the Covid-19 virus operates. This image shows the structure of the Cover-19 virus How Does Covid-19 infect the body? Covid-19 looks like [...]
For the past several months, the world has been attacked by an invisible enemy What is Covid-19 and where did it come from? On Dec. 31st 2019 the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported cases of pneumonia spreading through Wuhan China. These reported cases of pneumonia, turned out to be the first cases of a new strain [...]
Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation that comes from the sun and man-made sources like tanning beds. Our current concerns with UV radiation are the rays that come from the sun. Over the past couple decades, humans have been using products which result in ozone layer depletion. This decreases our atmosphere’s natural [...]
Chances are that many of you have heard from either your parents or your teachers that sleep is an integral part of your health. It is recommended that teenagers should get approximately 8 hours of sleep each day, yet most of us don’t and still function fine. This begs the question: how important is sleep [...]
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A Growing Epidemic that We Need to Stop
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