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Mehr Bawa
2nd year Biological Sciences
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What do you enjoy about being a part of MSO? Or if you are a new member, why did you join MSO?
I’m excited to be a part of a group of like-minded students who also share a passion for scientific literacy.
What are your academic and/or professional interests?
Although unsure of my career path, I know I want to make a difference in lives, whether it’s through direct patient interaction or in the lab.
What do you enjoy doing in your free time, or what is a “fun fact” about you?
In my free time, I enjoy cooking, biking, and playing with my dog—a 3 year-old golden retriever!
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Read Our Latest |
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Over the month of September, MSO writers and editors have been continuing the organization’s mission to expand health and scientific literacy by creating quality, enjoyable articles on current scientific developments. In this newsletter, we highlight our team’s amazing work published under MSO’s three committees: health and wellness, medicine and pharmacy, and global and local research.
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Radiate Positivity: Radiation Therapy as Cancer Treatment
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Written by Natalie Tran and Edited by Catherine Zhang
Radiation is a versatile treatment method for different stages of cancer. Read to discover more about the process of radiotherapy and its efficacy in treating cancer.
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Mitigating an Unresolved Crisis
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Written by Manal Usmani and Edited by Kevin Liu
The success of opioids as painkillers has led to addiction among many of its users. The government has approached this public health crisis through various of means including illegalizing opioids to funding clinics.
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Studies Reveal That Molecules in Bitter Melon Extract Reduce Tumor Growth |
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Written by Sharmin Shanur and Edited by Mehr Kaur Bawa
“…when cancerous cells are treated with bitter melon extract (BME), the expression of genes involved in glycolysis, or the energy making mechanisms, in the cancer cells is greatly reduced…”
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Cancer of the Bone Marrow and Blood |
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Written by Mohammed Majrashi and Edited by Mehr Kaur Bawa
“AML renders the bone marrow incapable of producing healthy blood cells. When that happens, critical blood cell functions, such as fighting infections, cannot be carried out; the bone marrow begins producing abnormal white blood cells that develop into cancerous cells…”
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BPA: Bane of Endocrine and Reproductive Health
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Written by Tonya Mukherjee and Edited by Sorina Long.
According to the FDA, BPA is relatively harmless and is present in safe and heavily regulated amounts; however, evidence shows that exposure levels are far higher than previously thought, and many studies associate BPA consumption with metabolic health hazards. [3]
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Autism Spectrum Disorder Research at the University of California, Irvine
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Written by Samantha Ahn and Edited by Gauri Ajith.
“Improvements in ways to analyze genetic information, such as genomic technology (technology used to analyze the sequence of DNA), have expedited the discovery of the factors that increase the susceptibility of developing autism”
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