Derek Alves

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  Despite only using a conventional optical microscope, researchers have found a way to see farther and more detailed into what they are studying. This is by using expansion microscopy, expanding the size of what they are observing, instead of intensifying the microscope at a high cost. This technique...

• How Does Dengue Fever Spread?

  Dengue Fever is Caused by a VirusDengue fever is a viral disease common to tropical and subtropical countries where the weather is hot and humid for long stretches of the year. There are four strains of the virus - all belonging to the same family - that infect humans with dengue fever. A fifth...

• Treatments for Jock Itch

  It starts as a minor irritation in the groin, thighs or buttocks, which may spark a conflagration of itching, red rashes, and burning pain. These symptoms usually implicate the existence of jock itch. Affecting both men and women, this is a fungal infection of the Dermatophyte family of fungi or the...

• What Is Dysentery?

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• The Mommy Makeover

  What is it?A mommy makeover also known as post pregnancy surgery is a surgical procedure carried out mainly in the abdomen and breasts in females to restore their appearance to the one before pregnancy. A traditional mommy makeover procedure includes a tummy tuck, breast augmentation, lift or...

• Should you get tested?

  COVID-19 has caused massive anxiety to most, if not all of us, even to those people with a scientific background. We have been aware of the statistics: how fast the number of positive cases increases, the mortality rate, and even the number of recovered patients. The public is also being informed...