Author: Eziokwu Fab-Emerenini MBBS
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Eziokwu Fab-Emerenini MBBS
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. As a firm believer in preventive health (and a doctor who wants to be kept away), Eziokwu is involved in organizing outreaches and creating awareness on public health issues. On the days the apple keeps him away, he spends his time singing offkey songs and writing poetry.
Solid Tumor Destruction: A Possible Breakthrough with Car T Cell Immunotherapy
Cancers remain a major cause of significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. While a great deal of challenges is from delays in a presentation at a health facility, a major …
Cells Interact with Each Other Using Tiny Bubbles Referred to as Extracellular Vesicles
Cellular communication has always been a fascinating area of discourse among the scientific community for centuries. Scientists find it utterly puzzling that cells within an organism can critically interact …
Cancer Treatment: p53, a Tumor Suppressing Gene, Stabilized by Spider Silk
Cancer is one of the terminal diseases we have yet to overcome. Its permanent cure is yet to be found. However, depending on the stage of cancer, remission can …
The Malaria Drug Hydroxychloroquine Improves the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Agent Cisplatin against Resistant Head and Neck Cancers
Doctors have often chosen chemotherapy as a treatment option for cancers. The procedure involves the use of drugs, like cisplatin, to cause the death of cancer cells. However, it …A Pillow That Mimics Human Breathing Shown to Reduce Anxiety When Hugged
Remember that time you felt scared or anxious but had no one to talk to? That time you curled up on your bed or sofa, held your pillow close …
The Amoeba Dictyostelium Discoideum Used to Synthesize a Precursor to THC
It is not a new finding in our world that microorganisms can help in the production of useful substances including drugs. The penicillin mold, Chrysogenum, is a typical example. …Anti Aging Breakthrough: Scientists Reverse Aging in Mice Using the Yamanaka Factors
While some people desire and long for old age, others wish they could do without aging. As people age, their cells age too. The hair of old people begins …