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Novel treatment for novel virus?

Despite its unconfirmed effects being flaunted by President Donald Trump, the anti-malarial drug chloroquine might actually be effective against the coronavirus. Pharmacology researchers from the virus’s epicenter in…

Cancer patients face increased challenges amidst coronavirus chaos

As we are all facing new challenges and uncertainties amidst the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, I think that it is important to acknowledge COVID-19 as a part of…

Get Growing: Health Benefits of Gardening During Times of Crisis

  There’s no denying that we’re living through some seriously crazy times right now. The novel Coronavirus outbreak has been classified as a pandemic and continues to affect…

The Origin of COVID-19

There are many unknown properties of COVID-19, the virus responsible for the current global pandemic. One pressing question concerns the origin of the virus and whether this was…

Sticky Traps may be Best Line of Defense in Fight to Save ‘Redwoods of the East’

By Jordan Haber What’s the Buzz? 20 March 2020 Since the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid or HWA (Adelges tsugae) first arrived from Japan in the 1950s the invasive insect…

Invasive Fungal Plague Spreads Globally amongst Amphibians

Jordan Haber What’s the Buzz? 21 March 2020 Amphibians are more than the croaking insect eating creatures that inhabit ponds and creeks, in fact, every year millions of…

Patient-powered cancer research: How an emmy-award winning musician and hundreds of other rare cancer patients found a community

Rare cancers, including angiosarcoma, account for 25% of adult tumors, but they are still difficult to study due to low disease incidence and diverse patient populations. Rare cancer…

Power of the Peel: Biochar from Banana Peels

Banana peels – we peel them, we occasionally slip on them, and I’m sure most of us end up throwing them away (unless you compost, in which case…

Kid the Kidneys: Medications Doing More Harm than Good

Medical advancements over the years are astronomical, saving many patients, including children from several illnesses. Advances have been made to improve survival rates for children with a variety…

Overdose deaths down in 2018, but it’s not looking up for the U.S.

The U.S. drug epidemic has been detrimental to those who are addicted and their loved ones. Between 1999 and 2018, synthetic opioid (e.g. fentanyl) and addictive psychostimulant (e.g….