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Written By: Marah Younis Edited By: Rachel Lee Abstract Diabetes mellitus remains a critical global health challenge requiring long-term, multi-faceted clinical management. In recent years, the treatment of diabetes has changed significantly. While controlling blood glucose remains an important goal, modern diabetes care also considers the protection of other organs, particularly the heart and kidneys. This literature review examines three important modern treatment approache

Picture a 24-year-old scrolling past a reminder to book her annual check-up. She feels perfectly fine, so she swipes it away, promising herself she’ll schedule it next month. Next month becomes next year. For many young adults, preventive healthcare gets pushed aside in much the same way—not because they are careless or uninformed, but because of the psychology behind how we respond to uncertainty, inconvenience, and risks that feel far away.

Have you ever raced with your family or friends, played football, danced to your favourite song, or skipped across the playground? After a few minutes, you stop to catch your breath, and you place your hand on your chest. Thump! Thump! Thump! Your heart is beating much faster than before! Have you ever wondered why? Don't worry, your heart isn't in trouble. It's simply doing its amazing job.

Written By: Eeshaal Hassan Khan Edited By: Rachel Lee Introduction: Did you know that plants make food using the carbon dioxide you breathe out? If you are familiar with the Light Reactions of photosynthesis (learn more in our article here!), you might be wondering what happens to the energy from the sun once captured during the light reactions, and how exactly ATP and NADPH (the plant’s rechargeable batteries) are used in sugar synthesis. The answers lie in a fascinating p

Written By: Eeshaal Hassan Khan Edited By: Rachel Lee Introduction: Have you ever wondered how plants eat without a mouth or how they turn sunlight into food? Welcome to the incredible world of photosynthesis — nature’s green magic trick that powers nearly all life on Earth by producing oxygen and the sugars in food. This process doesn’t just happen in the sunlight: while the first part of photosynthesis requires light, the second part can occur in the dark. This article desc

by Sarah Chang Antibiotics are widely recognized as medication used when treating bacterial infections that either kill bacteria or inhibit their growth. However, a rising issue from an overuse of antibiotics is antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria undergo genetic changes or mutations that enable them to survive exposure of antibiotics. The antibiotic becomes ineffective against the mutated bacteria as a result, allowing the resistant bacteria

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By: Sonya Sar Common misconceptions of diabetes are that it’s caused by eating too much sugar or that it’s someone’s fault if they...

Research Article Review: Ethnicity-specific association of BMI levels at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes with cardiovascular disease and...

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Summary The prologue details the series of events and life changes that occurred before Kalanithi’s eventual diagnosis of cancer. The...