Wellness The Chink in My Armor: Achilles’ Heel "Chocolate is my Achilles' heel. What's your weakness?" The phrase "Achilles' heel" is often used…Willy CheungDecember 22, 2015
Research The Skinny on Fat Cells The Atkins Diet, the South Beach Diet, the Paleo Diet. We have looked near and…Connie GiangDecember 22, 2015
Medicine Tetrodotoxin: How a Strong Neurotoxin Could Become a Remedy "Toxin" is a name that frequently reminds people of death and evil. However, tetrodotoxin (TTX), a…Warrick MaDecember 21, 2015
Research Bio-Markers Could Lead to Diagnostic Test for Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer, which affects the colon (also known as the large intestine or rectum) is…Karina KakDecember 21, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health The Doctor and Lawyer Are In: The Importance of the Medical Legal Partnership While the primary role of physicians is to treat disease, the causes of disease can…Alexandra RuanDecember 21, 2015
FeaturedMedicine Cough Syrup: Real Deal Or Myth? Every year, as the days get shorter and the temperature gets colder, you run the…Carolina AparicioDecember 20, 2015
Research Dopamine and Egalitarian Behavior Recently, scientists at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco have discovered a new effect of…Kate LinDecember 20, 2015
Research New Nearly Indestructible Gene Therapy Tool Gene therapy is a method that alters cells' genetic code to prevent or treat disease. Doctors…Benjamin YangDecember 19, 2015
Research Clinical Trial Tests Effectiveness of Stem Cells on Spinal Cord Injuries Every year, there are approximately 12,500 new cases of spinal cord injury in the United States.…Karina KakDecember 17, 2015
FeaturedResearch New Microchip Aids Research into the Spread of Cancer Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that break off from tumors and spread to other…Benjamin YangDecember 16, 2015
Research Genes Influence Risk of PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health disorder that is caused by undergoing a traumatic…Karina KakDecember 15, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Clean Water in a Single Book Most of us take clean water for granted—we can talk about how we don't like drinking…Kailyn KimDecember 15, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health What Lingering Ebola Means for the Future The often cited line from Mean Girls is "don't have sex, or you'll get pregnant.…Kailyn KimDecember 14, 2015
Research Turning Leukemia Into Harmless Immune Cells Scientific discovery is sometimes a mix of intelligence and a stroke of pure luck. When…John HuangDecember 14, 2015
Research A High Iron Diet May Make You Hungrier While red meat is commonly lauded as a healthy and nutrient-dense choice, beware! A high…Angela LiuDecember 13, 2015
FeaturedHealthcare Out-of-the-Box Careers in Healthcare: Occupational Therapy Contrary to the popular definition of "occupation", an occupational therapist is not someone who counsels…Claire WatryDecember 13, 2015
Public Health Hitting the History Books to Defeat Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens Modern innovations have successfully treated traditionally devastating diseases. Yet it is sometimes challenging to confront…Christy KimDecember 12, 2015
Research Children’s Self-Esteem Established by Age Five Some people just seem to radiate confidence. They can walk into a room and own…Angela LiuDecember 11, 2015
Research Age-related Brain Shrinkage is Due to Neuronal Shrinkage, Not Neuron Loss Our brains shrink by around 5% every decade after the age of 40, causing memory impairment,…Benjamin YangDecember 10, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health To Worry About All Things But Science Most of us would like to believe that we are not dumb. More than half…Christy KimDecember 9, 2015