Social media has played a prevalent role in conveying news, updated data, and public sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior research has been conducted in evaluating the impact and the effectiveness of sharing pandemic news and data via social media, … Read more

Racial discrimination greatly impacts the mental and physical well-being of an individual. Adolescents who identify as racial minorities may be especially vulnerable to the effects of racial discrimination because of the significant neurodevelopmental and social changes that occur during adolescence. … Read more

Azo-linked compounds are ubiquitous across foods, textiles, paints, and cosmetics, as well as prodrugs that treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Azoreductases (AzoRs) are a family of enzymes produced by bacteria residing in the human gastrointestinal tract that reductively cleave these … Read more

The cornea contains five layers: epithelium, Bowman’s layer, stroma, Descemet’s membrane, and endothelium. External damage to epithelium does not generally lead to scar formation, however, if the damage reaches corneal stroma, a scar will form, negatively impacting vision. Stroma cells … Read more

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease and 40% of type 2 diabetic patients will go on to develop end stage kidney disease. However, current clinical markers lag behind disease progression. In contrast to blood and urine markers, renal … Read more

Due to various natural processes, planets will change over their lifetime. We can see this in our Solar System, as Mars and Venus show evidence of once liquid water, and Earth shows an evolving atmosphere and terrain. Since their initial … Read more

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is often characterized by impulsive behaviors, difficulty holding attention, and hyperactivity. Impulsivity is one symptom that is usually rated as more prominent in those with ADHD in comparison to those … Read more

Exposure to racism may negatively impact psychological well-being among Black adolescents, for whom suicide rates have risen within the past decade. Using data from public data archives (i.e., the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Mapping Police Violence database), the … Read more

Ewing sarcoma, the second most common bone cancer in children and young adults, is driven by a chromosomal translocation that generates the critical fusion oncoprotein EWS-FLI11. EWS-FLI1 binds to specific genomic loci where it increases chromatin accessibility. EWS-FLI1 results in … Read more

In January 2021, North Carolina began monitoring COVID-19 levels in wastewater at eleven wastewater utilities throughout the state. Influent samples were collected twice a week by wastewater plants and analyzed at a UNC laboratory by droplet digital polymerase chain reaction … Read more