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Study reveals coping mechanisms utilized by South African healthcare staff in the course of the pandemic

Study reveals coping mechanisms utilized by South African healthcare staff in the course of the pandemic

A brand new study by UC Berkeley Anthropology Professor Andrew Wooyoung Kim reveals resilient coping mechanisms utilized by healthcare staff in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in metro Johannesburg, South Africa. Titled “Coping strategies employed by public psychiatric healthcare staff in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in southern Gauteng, South Africa,” Kim’s paper […]

Study reveals molecular mechanisms of H. pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis

Study reveals molecular mechanisms of H. pylori-induced gastric carcinogenesis

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infections are commonly related to abdominal pain, bloating, and acidity. Clinical evidence suggests that infection with H. pylori cagA+ strains dramatically increases the danger of developing gastric cancer. A specialized protein delivered by H. pylori to the host, oncoprotein “CagA,” has been shown to interact with multiple host proteins and promote […]