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Malaria is an infectious disease that affects millions of people throughout the world every year.  Most reported cases come from the Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.  Thousands of people die each year from this disease, and people living in poor countries are at the highest risk.  Parasites from the genus Plasmodium use the biting of mosquitoes…

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a condition characterized by systemic inflammation.  People suffering from RA experience pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function in their fingers, wrists, and/or other joints in the body.  RA is an autoimmune disease, meaning that it is a result of the body’s own immune system mistakenly attacking its own tissues.  In…

Recently, a report published on the Director’s Blog at the National Institutes of Health website discussed new microRNA research on cholesterol.  Cardiovascular disease is one of the most common medical issues today, and cardiovascular health is heavily influenced by cholesterol levels.  There are two types of cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) also known as “good”…

Seizures are potentially dangerous episodes resulting from abnormal neuronal activity in the brain.  Several medications have been created to prevent these episodes from occurring.  One such Anti-seizure medication is called Onfi, which is a schedule IV (CIV) oral antiepileptic.  Onfi has also been linked to some very harmful side effects, which has prompted the…

Published Thursday, scientists at the National Cancer Institute wrote an article called “NIH Mouse Study Finds Gut Microorganisms May Determine Cancer Treatment Outcomes”.  The National Cancer Institute believes they may have found a connection between the presence of certain organisms living in the human gut and the success of cancer therapy.  Mice that…