Author: Ilma Khan
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Unappreciated Wealth
A brief poem about the value of our well being. The poem includes a line or two giving a glimpse on the detrimental effect of smoking. The inadequate effects of smoking that kill more than 480,000 people in a year.
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Blue Wavelength Light Exposure on Sleep and Recovery
How does blue light affect your sleep? Blue light can improve sleep and help the brain recover from injury. The article analyzed was a placebo and blind trial displaying that it was unbiased.
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Influence of Green Tea Consumption on Cigarette Smoking
Green tea contains many antioxidants such as polyphenols that can reduce inflammation in the lungs and protect lung tissue from the harmful effects of smoking such as lung cancer.
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Sex Differences in Neural Mechanisms Moderating Benefit and Dependency
Sex differences take place in how men and women set onto the path of addiction. Women transition to addiction more rapidly then men because they are more likely to begin taking drugs that reduce stress and depression.
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Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics for Cancer Immunotherapy
Nucleic acid therapeutics have surfaced as hopeful possibilities for cancer treatment, including immunotherapy. The growing number of approved nucleic acid therapeutics by the FDA displays their potential to treat diseases by attacking their genetic blueprints.
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Visuoperceptual disturbances within Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive central nervous system disorder that affects movement. Symptoms start gradually, ranging from a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand to difficulty controlling eye movements.
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The Effects of Different Exercises on Women with Metabolic Syndrome
The metabolic syndrome is estimated to be present in 47 million Americans. This article discusses the effects of various exercise forms on metabolism and levels of irisin in the female body.
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The Analogy between Procrastination and Sleep Quality
Sleep, the naturally recurring state of mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, is known to be one of the necessities of a healthy life and unhinge one’s state of stress and worry through a period of relaxation. This article discusses the culprit of procrastination and its correlation with sleep.
Youth Medical Journal 