By Ikram Mezghani Imagine waking up with a sudden fever that leaves your muscles aching, and as the days pass, moving your limbs becomes impossible. For much of the early 20th century in the United States, that was a reality for many patients who contracted polio. Poliovirus is a highly contagious but often silent disease … Continue reading Polio’s Resurgence Under Genocide: A Public Health Crisis Ignored
Month: December 2024
Got Milk? The Science Underlying Lactose Intolerance
By: Alexandra Evans As children, we are told to drink milk to develop strong bones. However, approximately 70% of the global population are lactose intolerant, which means they lack the ability to digest lactose in milk-containing dairy products.1 Lactose is the predominant carbohydrate, or sugar, found in milk, as well as its main energy source. … Continue reading Got Milk? The Science Underlying Lactose Intolerance
Naturally Misleading: Uncovering What’s Hiding in Our Food
By: Jenny Lausch Imagine you are doing your weekly shopping at Aldi on a Saturday afternoon. You are a graduate student just trying to get by and do your best to stay healthy despite your crazy hours in lab and (very) limited free time. You are trying to limit your soda intake, so instead you … Continue reading Naturally Misleading: Uncovering What’s Hiding in Our Food
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