Rethinking What it Means to Sleep Like a Bear
Scientists are beginning to understand why hibernating bears don’t get blood clots, and it could help at risk patients.
Medicine
My Doctor Told Me I Have High Cholesterol, Now What?
by Isabella Del Priorefigures by Carlos Morales
We’ve all heard it before: high cholesterol is bad and can increase your risk for heart disease. Though there is a direct association between cardiovascular disease and high cholesterol, there exists…
Neuroplasticity: how lost skills can be regained after injury or illness
by Beatrice Awasthifigures by Shreya Mantri
Loss of motor or cognitive skills can be a devastating after-effect of injury or illness. When things that used to feel easy suddenly feel impossible, a full recovery can appear completely out of reach. In…
RNA plays a newly discovered role in the development of cancer
by Carlos Moralesfigures by Shreya Mantri
Our cells perform extraordinary functions using information stored in their genetic material, known as DNA. Changes in DNA, known as mutations, can make cells behave erratically, which may lead to cancer. But…
Leveraging Circadian Rhythm for Medical Advancement
by Benyapa Khowpinitchaifigures with Carlos Morales
When your medication becomes less effective, the first thought you may have is to increase the dosage. But what if there was a way to increase the efficacy of the drug without needing to increase the…
Brain Hijackers: How cancer manipulates the brain to help it grow
by Hannah Farnsworthfigures with Xiaomeng Han
Most people know someone in their life who has been impacted by cancer, and a staggering 40% of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetimes. Despite the prevalence of cancer in the general…
How does your brain make you feel sick?
by Courtney Whildenfigures by Arianna Lord
Imagine this: it’s the peak of winter, and you wake up not feeling well. You touch your face, it feels warm, and your thermometer tells you that you have a fever. As the day goes on, you don’t have much of an…
Solving Scientific Problems by Asking Diverse Questions
by Piyush Nandafigures by Shreya Mantri
Gravity has been apparent for thousands of years: Aristotle, for example, proposed that objects fall to settle into their natural place in 4th century BC. But it was not until around 1900, when Issac Newton…
Biodiversity Loss Can Increase the Spread of Zoonotic Diseases
by Sanjana Kulkarni
SARS-CoV-2 may have spread to humans from an animal host, but it is not the only disease-causing agent (i.e. pathogen) to have done so. Lyme disease, Ebola virus, influenza, HIV, the plague, and rabies virus are just some examples…