Untimely death of a superstar academic scientist in life sciences encourages researchers from other domains to enter the specific field of the late luminary.

Muhammad Arif, Ph.D.  |  May 31, 2018 Background info: β-thalassemia and sickle cell disease are inherited blood disorders that are caused by errors in genes for hemoglobin production. I always provide credible sources   MIT Technology Review, (2018) "FDA halts one of...

Muhammad Arif, Ph.D.  |  May 24, 2018 We have all experienced that crummy feeling when we get the common cold — the runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough! Plenty fluid, a box of Kleenex, maybe chicken soup, maybe Tylenol when needed and a week later we reclaim our...

Muhammad Arif, PhD and Benjie Blair, PhD  | May 14, 2018 It is amazing how many new drugs are being discovered right under our feet, or in this case, on our skin. Scientists recently discovered a chemical produced by a normal skin microbe that can prevent tumors from...

Muhammad Arif, Ph.D.  |  March 1, 2018 Look at the title again. Wait, does it mean what I think it means? Yes. Poop transplantation. I'll refer to it as FMT in this article. During a recent flight from New Orleans to Boston, I started reading about FMT and what...

Muhammad Arif, Ph.D.  |  February 17, 2018 We know that abusing alcohol will set you up for liver disease later on in life. But what about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)? NAFLD is a spectrum of chronic liver diseases that includes nonalcoholic fatty liver...

Muhammad Arif, Ph.D.  |  March 06, 2018 Let's go over some cool science terms : Microbiota = all the gastrointestinal microbes FMT = Fecal microbiota transplantation. Fecal matter from a healthy donor is administered to a patient to help build up healthy gut...