Author: Brendan Trafford Article: Human commensals producing a novel antibiotic impair pathogen colonization In a recent study by Zipperer et al., scientists discovered a new antibiotic…
Month: April 2018
Author: Calvin Inners Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer for men in the world. In fact, only lung cancer, breast…
Author: John Hanna Gaucher’s Disease Type 1 is a rare disease that is characterized by an abnormal buildup of a cellular component called glucosylceramide. Particularly, glucosylceramide can…
Author: Suzi Birnbaum Hello and welcome to my biochemistry blog for the course BCM441. You may be wondering what exactly we learn in advanced, undergraduate,…
Author: Endonita Hajzeraj It is almost impossible to find someone that hasn’t heard about or been affected by coronary artery disease (CAD). After all, coronary…
Author: Brittany Shimanski Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare disease, associated with premature aging. It only affects 1 per 4-8 million live births…
Author: Lily Thompson Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting over 1 million in the United States alone. Although typically diagnosed in…
Author: Andrew Rice FOP can often be identified at birth, and this diagnosis is often made through your big toes. The big toes of a…
Author: Camille Jessica Cunanan Alzheimer’s Disease is a brain disorder that gets worse as it progresses and affects 15 million people throughout the world.…
Author: Will Bowman Tourette’s Syndrome is a neurobiological disorder that affects nearly 1 out of 160 children from 5-17 in the US alone. Neurobiological disorders…
