On December 22nd 2021, the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) issued an emergency authorization for Pfizer’s Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, co-packaged for oral use), for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults and pediatric patients (12 years… Read More
Tumour Heterogeneity: A Major Challenge Towards a Successful Cancer Treatment By Sara Arfan, BSc Biomedical Sciences (Year 3), University of York Introduction to Tumour Heterogeneity Cancer is thought to evolve from a single ‘stem cell-like’ population which would have… Read More
Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorder By Dithar Bubteina – Fifth Year Dentistry Student at LIMU Overview Several reasons make it important to distinguish between normal, adaptive anxiety, versus anxiety as a disorder. First, it would be incorrect to conclude someone is… Read More
The Problems Of Self Medication By Ibrahim El-Haddar, Third Year Medical Student at LIMU What is self medication? To put it simply it’s when an individual takes medicine to treat a symptom or disease without a doctor’s prescription. This… Read More
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institute has decided today to award the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their game-changing discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation. The Nobel Prize… Read More
On Saturday Aug 11th, the city of Benghazi witnessed the first ever health Mela in Libya brought to it by young Libyan students with different health-related backgrounds. The Mela, an Indian word which means festival, event is a… Read More
Valsartan: An Overview Valsartan is a drug that belongs to the class of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs). Its known for its safety profile, and wide-range uses in many heart related conditions, such as congestive heart failure, hypertension and even in… Read More
A “vaccine” which delivered directly to tumors in mice has been found to eliminate all traces of those tumors, researchers have found that it works on many different kinds of cancers( lymphomas, breast and colon cancer), including untreated metastases in… Read More
CRISPR cas9 technology is a simple yet powerful invention for editing genomes. It allows researchers to easily alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. Its many potential applications include correcting genetic defects, treating and preventing the spread of diseases. … Read More
“Sajeesh, I am almost on the way. I don’t think I can meet you again….” Lini Puthussery, nurse and mother of two in Kerala, said in a poignant letter written to her husband shortly before she died from Nipah virus… Read More