Abstract: The Chinese mysterysnail (Cipangopaludina chinensis) and the Japanese mysterysnail (C. japonica) are species of freshwater snails native to East Asia that have become invasive in the United States, particularly on the East Coast. Both species reproduce...
Abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second-most common bacterial infection worldwide and pathogenic Escherichia coli are the major causative agents of such infections. It is widely thought that cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) can help protect against...
Abstract: Ovarian cancer is a rare cancer, representing just 1.1% of all new cancer cases in the United States per year. Likewise, approximately 1.2% of women are at risk of developing ovarian cancer during their lifetime, with most diagnoses made between 55-64 years...
Abstract: Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in the USA. In 2021, the estimated number of new cases in breast cancers in the United States was about 280,000 persons, accounting for nearly 15% of all new cancer cases. Of all the cancers, breast...
Abstract: Overall, renal cancers are the 8th most common type of cancer. In 2021, there were approximately 76,000 new cases of renal cancer in the United States, with approximately 13,000 deaths. Renal cancers exhibit a moderate 5-year relative survival rate of...