Author: Ariya Sud
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Sometimes, Ice Cream is Worth the Pain – Lactose Intolerance
Nothing tastes as good as ice cream on a sweltering, hot day–excluding the diarrhea that follows after it, of course. Although a treat worth suffering for, ice cream is one of the many foods that can trigger undesirable gastrointestinal symptoms in individuals who are lactose intolerant (LI). Lactose intolerance is a clinical syndrome that is…
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HLA Antibody Testing – A Revolutionary Insight into Organ Transplantation
Organ transplantation has become a revolutionary practice, saving many lives through the gift of donation. However, post-transplant rejection can occur due to human leukocyte antigens (HLA) expressed on the cells of the transplanted organs (Tait 2016). Human leukocyte antigens function similarly to identification tags on cells and are a type of alloantibody. Alloantibodies are antibodies…
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Parasitic Twins – A New Meaning to Attached at the Hip
The phrase “Having a twin is like having a built-in best friend” is often used light-heartedly, but in rare cases, can take on a literal and complex biological meaning. A heteropagus twin, also known as a parasitic twin, is a condition where a partially formed fetus (parasite) is attached to a fully formed twin, referred…
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Seeing Through Your Fingers
Close your eyes and listen. Listen to the noises you hear, the scents that you smell, and the feeling of skin surfacing your body. Why is it that we only notice this once our eyes are closed? This is the concept behind neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity is the ability for the brain to reorganize itself by creating…