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An incurable disease that deteriorates the brain at a rapid pace and leads to the inevitable fatality of its victim seems like something out of a nightmare. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare degenerative brain disorder belonging to a group of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, a group of prion diseases that cause tiny holes in the…

Love can be thought of as the act of giving one’s heart, wholly and unshielded, to another and willingly losing emotional control. Although love has a temporary nature due to the temporality of life and the unpredictability of psychological changes associated with human growth, grief is the permanent remnant of love. In the extreme sense,…

Love may be in the air on Valentine’s day, but sweat, urine, and other secreted bodily fluids fill the other 364 days of the year. Best known to increase attraction and alter moods, ‘ectohormone’ refers to the intraspecific chemicals that affect the activity of other individuals through the expulsion of biofluids (Doty, 2014). Since discovery,…

You have likely seen advertisements for pharmaceutical products before, whether on TV, print, or online, known as direct to consumer advertising (DTCA). It has many implications on the healthcare industry and how patients interact with their physicians (Liu and Gupta, 2014). An increase in advertising can lead patients to request certain prescriptions which is detrimental…

Are you able to read a book in a car or a plane without the feeling of nausea? If so, consider yourself lucky, because for approximately one third of the population these situations develop a feeling of sickness in their stomach (Takov and Tadi, 2023). So why does this happen? The truth is no one…

The epicentre of thought, emotion, consciousness, and debatably soul, remains largely at mystery to modern science. Split-brain syndrome, a side effect of an epilepsy surgery called a corpus callosotomy, provides insight into the location and nature of consciousness, and raises more questions about what is going on in our heads. Epilepsy is a condition defined…

The impact of cell phones on our society’s progression is undeniable. As technology evolved from landlines to flip phones to touchscreen phones, countless advancements have been achieved that were mere dreams 50 years ago. Cell Phones are the most popular form of technology, and the interactions between humans and phones have led to countless psychological,…

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), is a rare genetic skin condition that renders the skin fragile and prone to blistering upon even mild agitation (National Institute of Health (NIH), 2023). EB affects external and internal epithelial cells (NIH, 2023). Blisters associated with EB can be equivalent to third-degree burns. It is often said that individuals with EB…

For many, food allergies are a daily nuisance. Treatments such as EpiPens exist, and preventative measures can be taken, but this often means people without allergies must swap out some delicious foods for alternatives. Scientists have recently taken a new approach to this problem by trying to fix the problem in the food – or…

Imagine a world without bees. Of the myriad insects, bees are indispensable for pollinating crops worldwide, as insect pollination represents 9.5% of the total economic value of agricultural production of human produce. Bees in particular can increase the yield of crops such as cotton by up to 62% (Khalifa et al., 2021). Despite their importance,…