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Emily Burke, Ph.D., Director of Instruction, BiotechPrimer.com – Real World Health Care
The Central Nervous System: A Brief Primer
The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord. It sends and receives information from the peripheral nervous system—the vast network of nerves that feed into every tissue...
View ArticleAttacking All Angles of Alzheimer’s
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly. For more information on the science behind the headlines, please subscribe. Alzheimer’s disease ranks as one of the toughest...
View ArticleBreaking Down Lung Cancer
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly. For more of the science behind the headlines, please subscribe. The hit TV series Breaking Bad featured anti-hero Walter White,...
View ArticleA Big Pain
Editor’s Note: This article in our pain management series originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly. For more of the science behind the headlines, please subscribe. The Science Behind Opiods The...
View ArticleThe Mechanics of Melanoma
May is Melanoma Awareness Month. This article originally appeared in the Biotech Primer WEEKLY. For more on the science behind the headlines, subscribe. Melanoma 101 Melanoma accounts for less than...
View ArticleThe Multiple Myeloma Landscape
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Biotech Primer Weekly. For more of the science behind the headlines, please subscribe. Multiple myeloma is a cancer formed by a type of white blood...
View ArticleNASH: Fighting a Silent Epidemic
Consider the liver. It’s just one of the jumble of stuff inside that makes us tick, right? What do you really know about it though—other than it’s “vital?” In fact, the liver is your largest internal...
View ArticleFirst in Class Migraine Approval
Editor’s Note: June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. Medical experts don’t fully understand what causes migraines, making the condition difficult to diagnose and treat. This week,...
View ArticleSpotlight on Macular Degeneration
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted with permission from the Biotech Primer WEEKLY newsletter. To subscribe to the WEEKLY, visit www.weekly.biotechprimer.com. Spotlight on Macular...
View ArticleSearch & Destroy: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cells (CAR-T)
Editor’s Note: The following article is reprinted, with permission from Biotech Primer. The original version appeared in the Biotech Primer WEEKLY. To subscribe to the Biotech Primer WEEKLY, click...
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