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Research Ebola Vaccine: First of Its Kind It would be impossible to have made it through the last year without hearing about…John HuangNovember 9, 2015
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Research Can We Edit Out HIV?: Part 3 In Part 1 of this article series, we discussed the relevance of HIV infection and the…Tory DoolinNovember 8, 2015
Research New Glasses Help Visualize Cancer Cells Imagine having the ability to see the cancer cells in a patient during surgery. With…John HuangNovember 8, 2015
Research Bacteria as a Natural Condom Our bodies are 90% microbial and 10% human: fact or fiction? You may call me…Connie GiangNovember 6, 2015
Research Basis Behind Age-Related Hearing Loss Most of us have heard the expression "hard of hearing", and we've seen elderly folks…Shriraj SusarlaNovember 5, 2015
Research Slowing Aging May Soon Be Possible with New Discovery Imagine a 15-year-old who looks like a 50-year-old. Instead of healthy locks of hair tumbling…Angela LiuNovember 4, 2015
Research Sedentary Lifestyles Weaken Childhood Arterial Health Sitting can drastically cut off years of your life. You could say that sitting "kills" you…Annie DinhNovember 3, 2015
Research Spice May Pack a Punch Out of Cancer Capsaicin, a chemical known to pack the punch in chillies, may one day be a brute…Connie GiangNovember 2, 2015
Research Can Your Hormones Cause You to Overeat? The next time you find yourself reaching for that midnight snack even when you're not…Angela LiuNovember 1, 2015
Research Targeting Internal Clock May Help Sleep and Emotion In a recent study, scientists found a way to target proteins involved in the internal…Brynn KronNovember 1, 2015
Research Dog Sniffs Out Thyroid Cancer Your Adam's apple is likely to be the first thing you notice when you touch…Raymond HoOctober 31, 2015
Research Recent Events Affect Our Decision-Making the Most As humans, one of our greatest gifts is our ability to consciously make decisions; it's…Shriraj SusarlaOctober 31, 2015
Research New Hydrogel Material for Wound Healing Some of you may have heard about liquid bandages. They come in little bottles and…Mimi ZhaoOctober 27, 2015
Research Brain Implants May Help Forget Forgetting Breakfast? Check. Laptop? Check. Books? Check. You rush out the door to get to class…Connie GiangOctober 23, 2015
FeaturedResearch Picky Eaters and Troubles Down the Line Imagine this: you're sitting at the table, getting ready to eat, and someone places a…Mimi ZhaoOctober 17, 2015
FeaturedResearch The Link Between Introversion in Adulthood and Premature Birth What makes you, you? Your unique personality, of course! All sorts of things can influence…Annie DinhOctober 15, 2015
Research A Rhythmic Recovery: Music Post-Operation Among other things, Apollo is the Greek god of medicine and music. Maybe the Greeks…Alex KimOctober 14, 2015