Wilson Disease, also known as Wilson’s Disease or hepatolenticular degeneration, was first described in 1912 by Samuel Wilson. Wilson found that his patients had many psychiatric symptoms, and often could not control their movements or facial expressions. Patients were also noted to have severe liver damage at the time of …
Wilson’s Disease (WD) is an inborn error of copper metabolism characterized by a toxic accumulation of copper in the liver and brain. In my research of WD, I have found salient themes that I think represent the progress in understanding the disease from when it was first described in 1912 …
Original Paper: Jones ST, Cagno V, Janeček M, et al. Modified cyclodextrins as broad-spectrum antivirals. Sci Adv. 2020;6(5):eaax9318. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aax9318 – https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/5/eaax9318 Viral infections are very difficult to treat and cause some of the deadliest diseases in the world. For example, AIDS, which is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), remains …
To me, studying biochemistry means to explore the chemistry that underlies biological systems. I believe that the field itself is concerned with the structure and function relationship of the molecules that drive biological function. I study biochemistry because I want to know why a certain system acts the way that …
