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Talking Real Science with Wendy Riggs
This episode of Share Science features Wendy Riggs, MS, an associate professor of biology at the College of the Redwoods in California. In an earlier webinar, Wendy shared how to adapt classrooms into an online environment, which she dives deeper into in this interview.
Combination Therapy for Cancer Treatment
The combination of anti-cancer drugs, or combination therapy, has been hailed as a “cornerstone of cancer therapy” since it targets key pathways synergistically, thereby enhancing efficacy compared to monotherapies. This blog takes a look at a recent publication in Nature, which reported the effects of 2025 pairwise drug combinations in breast, colon, and pancreatic cell lines.
Discovering a Novel Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections
Originally published on Scientist.com, this article provides an overview of antimicrobial therapies, antimicrobial resistance, and advantages of in silico methods for drug discovery.
Inhalable COVID-19 Vaccines: Recent Findings and Breakthroughs
Given that SARS-CoV-2 is primarily transmitted through respiratory droplets, with respiratory mucosa being the main viral entry route, is intramuscular administration the most effective vaccine delivery method to fight COVID-19? In this blog post, we have reviewed one recent study that reported the design and preclinical testing of an inhalable, exosome-based COVID-19 vaccine.
Does Diabetes Promote COVID-19, or Does COVID-19 Promote Diabetes?
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of those living with diabetes were required to follow strict guidelines to protect themselves against infection as they were at high risk of morbidity and mortality. This blog takes a look at the links between angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) expression and diabetes, as well as incident diabetes and long COVID.
