Jun 2, 2020Member-onlyWhy many kids with autism suffer from gut disorder?Blake’s father gifted him one more Hot Wheels car on his 3rd birthday. He has a total of 34 different kinds of motor vehicles in his toy bucket. It is obvious that Blake’s parents always buy toy cars for him because he loves to play with cars. Blake also loves…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Published in BeingWell·May 27, 2020Member-onlyWho Will Win the COVID-19 Vaccine Rat Race?Multiple companies are at various stages in vaccine development — A hunt for COVID-19 vaccine development is at desperate speed. Two vaccine candidates are entering into Phase 2 clinical trial and several others at the pre-clinical phase. The race among the Manufacturing Companies may generate some fruitful outcome very soon. Science Behind The SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus uses its spike protein to gain entry to…Health4 min readHealth4 min read
May 25, 2020Member-onlyViruses are not always harmful: a new-age cancer treatmentHave you ever heard about the ‘oncolytic virus’? It is a type of virus that infects and lyses cancer cells but not normal cells. Some oncolytic viruses can occur naturally or some other viruses can be engineered in the laboratory to make them oncolytic in nature.Health3 min readHealth3 min read
May 22, 2020Member-onlyPsychobiotics are the new hope to treat Parkinson’s diseasePsychobiotics are a group of probiotics that affect mental health. Dr. Timothy G Dinan and his team first defined the term “psychobiotics” in 2013. They described this group of probiotics as a novel class that has potential application in treating psychiatric diseases. Psychobiotics are a part of the gut microbiome…Medicine4 min readMedicine4 min read
May 21, 2020Member-onlyNatural immunity is making the monkeys COVID-19-proofTo stop the devastating global COVID-19 pandemic, we need to gain immunity against SARS-CoV-2. Be it natural immunity or passive immunity developed by vaccines, this is the only way to slow down the explosive spread of the virus. Currently, the research and countermeasures against the disease are global priorities. However…Covid 193 min readCovid 193 min read
May 20, 2020Member-onlyHow long can vaccines protect from an infection?A vaccine is a biological preparation of weakened or killed pathogen or some parts of the pathogens which activates the human immune system to prevent the disease during real infection. Depending on the type of vaccines, they can activate different immune pathways. Most current vaccines mediate their protective efficacy through…Vaccines5 min readVaccines5 min read
May 14, 2020Member-onlyIt’s high time to get prepared for a second COVID-19 waveScientific experts are suspecting a second COVID-19 wave in the USA with absolute confidence. Why not? Think about it! As of May 14, there are more than a million active cases of COVID-19 in the USA. And we don’t know how many more asymptomatic cases are there. …Coronavirus4 min readCoronavirus4 min read
Published in BeingWell·May 12, 2020Member-onlyCan Bugs Be Used as a Drug to Stabilize Mood?Probiotics may be hope for the future — The average human body hosts about 100 trillions of microbes (bugs) inside it. Most of them reside in the gastrointestinal tract. We call it the gut microbiome. Ongoing research with the gut-brain axis shows several pieces of tantalizing evidence about the impact of live bugs (as probiotics) on mental disorders…Microbiome3 min readMicrobiome3 min read
May 7, 2020Member-only8 tips to control ‘emotional eating’ during a lockdownThe overflowing posts of new recipes and food in social media perhaps causing you to do ‘emotional eating’ during this lockdown period. You might be feeling hungry throughout the day or craving for some sugary food. That is probably emotional eating. …Eating Disorders4 min readEating Disorders4 min read
May 5, 2020Member-onlyFeed your ‘SECOND BRAIN’ with knowledge so that you can trust your gut!Do you feel butterflies in your stomach before giving a speech? Or have you ever felt intestinal urgency the night before an examination? This is in fact an action of dual nervous system. …Gut Microbiome4 min readGut Microbiome4 min read
