Figure 1. SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins inhibit the type I interferon (IFN) signaling pathway. Interferons are responsible for interfering with viral replication and inducing an antiviral state, or immune response, within the host. During viral infection, specific transcription factors, such as NF-kB, stimulate interferons to initiate an immune response. A transcription
In the United States, over 500,000 lives were claimed by opioid overdose between 1999 to 2018. To this day, the opioid crisis continues to cause grief for many communities across North America. Although there is a growing awareness about the epidemic, the damage of the opioid crisis is prolonged by
I was scrolling through Twitter and came across a tweet, where a Black woman mentioned that her mother had COVID-19. When they checked with a doctor, they informed her mother to go to the ER if her lips turned blue. However, even if her lips were to turn blue, it
The beauty of communication is often overlooked. Sometimes, it feels like a simple part of our daily routines, like saying “good morning” to a family member. Other times, we communicate in very subtle ways, like nodding our heads or using our car lights to signal a right-turn. With every method
Have you ever changed a flat tire? It’s often as straightforward as replacing the flat with a new spare. You can fix pretty much all simple mechanical and biomedical issues like this. If you need an organ, you find a donor match. If you need an immunity, you get a
Even though it is said that the opioid crisis started in the 1990s, overdose mortality rates started increasing in 1979. This was the result of American economic policies in the 1970s that placed capitalistic gain above human well-being. In a new study published by Frontiers in Public Health, the opioid
The propagation of COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 has led to a global public health crisis, and many questions remain to be fully elucidated. With early reports identifying several documented cases of COVID-19 reinfections, the uncertainty of the length of immunity after recovering from COVID-19 has been an emerging concern among individuals
The world suddenly came to a halt during the first few months of 2020, caused by the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, also known as COVID-19 (fig. 1). Originating from Wuhan in the Chinese province of Hubei, the virus is known to cause a variety of illnesses, ranging from the
Dear Reader: Welcome to Science, Translated, a science-based international publication intended to educate, inform, and inspire the general public and the next generation of budding scientists. Science, Translated was founded in 2020 with the main intention of bridging the gap between researchers and academia and the general public. There is
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