Cassava is a woody, edible starchy root that provides an immense number of calories, carbohydrates, vitamins B and C and essential minerals. The plant is significant particularly in developing countries in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas due to its capability to withstand challenging growing conditions. Although Cassava is essential […]
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Oral Hygiene × SARS-CoV-2
The British Dental Journal recently found that poor oral hygiene may be linked to more severe cases of COVID-19 because of the harmful bacteria found in mouths that have not been properly taken care of. While the mouth has always been known as a gateway to the rest of the body, giving it the ability […]
Cocktail proves toxic to leukemia cells
Rice University, MD Anderson research points toward better personalized therapy A combination of drugs that affect mitochondria — the power plants inside cells — may become the best weapons yet to fight acute myeloid leukemia, according to Rice University researchers. A study led by Rice bioscientist Natasha Kirienko and postdoctoral researcher Svetlana Panina found that […]