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THE FRUITS OF RESEARCH: THE TRUTH ABOUT VITAMIN C AND THE COMMON COLD
Ever wondered if taking vitamins really helps prevent colds? Or why eating oranges and other fruits can keep you healthy? Vitamin C works hard to keep your immune system strong. Think of it like a power boost to the troops. However, this power boost may not stop the dreaded common cold
FOOD ALLERGIES: ITCHING FOR PREVENTION
The number of children with food allergies is rapidly rising. Simply treating allergic reactions is no longer the best solution for treating these allergies. Researchers are exploring options that may prevent allergies from developing in the first place.
GENOME SEQUENCING: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Commercialized genome sequencing is on the rise. Ancestral knowledge and disease risk information are at our fingertips. What does this mean for medicine and our future?
INVASION OF THE CELL SNATCHERS
How can cells that are very far apart in the body influence each other? The cells in our multicellular body can control each other from a distance. This article is about a novel form of cell-to-cell communication that involves sending out little packets of information that can ‘reprogram’ the recipient cell, much like the invasion of a body by an alien force. This type of communication, using structures called exosomes,control both communication during health, but also during disease.