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A Perfect (Cytokine) Storm
by Robert Brousseau Among all the news stories and publications about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, one of the most puzzling and alarming is the appearance of what has been termed the “cytokine storm”. This refers to...
Jan 02, 2021 -
Scorpion Venom and Epilepsy
by Denise Karounos The fourth most common neurological disease is epilepsy, a seizure disorder. It affects 1 in 26 people and can happen in any age group. Seizures are often unpredictable, making it difficult to...
Jan 02, 2021 -
FAQs on FTE
by Robert Brousseau There is a somewhat unsung service at Vivitide that can be extremely high-value to those researchers that need additional resources for their projects, the FTE. Our aim is to make it more...
Jan 02, 2021 -
Rare Disease Journal – Kawasaki Disease
In this PepTalk, we are visiting another “Rare Disease”. Such diseases have an incidence rate affecting less than 200,000 people as established by the Congress of the United States with the Orphan Drug Act of...
Jan 02, 2021 -
The Pros of Proteomics
By Denise Karounos As a result of their importance in living organisms, proteins derived their name from the Greek word, proteios, meaning primary or first place. Made by the ribosomes in a cell, proteins are...
Jan 02, 2021 -
COVID-19 - Some Perspective
by Denise Karounos Late in 2019 a new disease emerged out of Wuhan, China, the novel coronavirus disease of 2019, or COVID-19. On March 11, 2020, it was declared a global pandemic by the World...
Jan 02, 2021 -
The Spike's Significant Sequence?
by Denise Karounos Late in 2019 a new disease emerged out of Wuhan, China, the novel coronavirus disease of 2019, or COVID-19. On March 11, 2020, it was declared a global pandemic by the World...
Jan 02, 2021 -
Matters of the Heart
by Denise Karounos With Valentine’s Day observed this Friday in some countries, the theme of this PepTalk is close to the heart. A new publication takes a look at antimicrobial peptides and cardiac hypertrophy. Cardiac...
Jan 01, 2021