Remember those rules when we were younger and had an accident? We weren’t allowed to lay down, because we might fall asleep- and since no one really understood much about concussions, they were worried thatwe’d succumb.
Continue reading MItch McConnell Got Concussed
Yesterday, we talked about Ali-BAL– the bioreactor that can (possibly) afford folks the ability to recover from liver poisoning. After all, we know that livers are not readily available for transplantation- and engineering a liver is rather difficult because of the blood vessel networks that are incorporated in the liver.
Many of you wonder if we will see a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 soon. Given the fact that the virus has been genetically mapped and the disease caused by this virus is rampaging across the planet, the odds are likely. Note I didn’t say it would be a fully effective vaccine or that it would be perfectly safe.
Continue reading A decade’s long trip
So, a month ago, we spoke about our blood. How it can provide us indications about our general health, as well as provide much better indications if someone is experiencing PTSD.
Continue reading I know how old you are!
So, we’ve talked a lot about blood lately. (This is the third recent post about what blood can tell us. There’s yesterday and last week. But, you can search for ‘blood’ in the index to find a slew of posts about our blood system.)
Continue reading Universal Donor?
We spoke on Friday about microbes that hide themselves in our body. Waiting for the right opportunity to infect our body with diseases- coronary disease, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, renal failure, macular degeneration, even some cancers.
Continue reading Dormant but deadly
What does it mean for us all if Alzheimer’s doesn’t originate in the brain?
That’s not as far-fetched an idea as you might think. After all, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) can be acquired by ingesting infected meat products- or even via blood transfusions. (These contain the contagion of prion proteins.)
Continue reading No warning for this Scarlet A’s approach
