The recent Ebola outbreak has reminded people of the fear associated with incurable diseases. A…
Raymond HoMarch 20, 2015
You probably cannot imagine living without a sense of touch. In fact, it would be hard…
Raymond HoMarch 18, 2015
With ear plugs pushed in, shades draped over his eyes, and seat fully reclined, the…
Alex KimMarch 16, 2015
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of brain disease. It is most known for…
Raymond HoMarch 15, 2015
An international research team led by Professor Charles Bourque at McGill University in Montreal, Canada has…
Stephanie ChuMarch 14, 2015
The search for everlasting youth may near its end with bowhead whales as the answer.…
John HuangMarch 13, 2015
Emphysema is a disease involving the damage of the alveoli, or air sacs, in the lungs, leading…
Karina KakMarch 13, 2015
Hormonal contraceptives use female hormones to greatly reduce the risk of pregnancy. Types of hormonal…
Karina KakMarch 13, 2015
A retinal prosthesis, developed at the Duke Eye Center in North Carolina, allowed Larry Hester…
Benjamin YangMarch 10, 2015
Medical implants often need to be installed in an operating room. Pacemakers and cochlear hearing aids,…
Benjamin YangMarch 10, 2015
The scanner being developed by entrepreneur Jonathan Rothberg's startup company, Butterfly Network, doesn't actually use X-rays or…
Benjamin YangMarch 8, 2015
Marijuana use has been notoriously associated with a phenomena that has been affectionately named "The…
Alex KimMarch 8, 2015
One of the most "fashionable" things to do today is to go on dietary “cleanses”…
Amit KumarMarch 7, 2015
A study by a research team including Adrian Egli from the University of Basel in Switzerland…
Stephanie ChuMarch 4, 2015
Humans have two sex chromosomes; women have two X chromosomes and men have one X…
Karina KakMarch 3, 2015
According to the Huffington Post, Americans drink over 400 million cups of coffee per day.…
Mimi ZhaoMarch 2, 2015
An endoscope is a medical tool used to internally examine a patient's body. It's a thin,…
Karina KakMarch 2, 2015
To better understand complex systems, researchers reproduce them in computational models, a safe and controlled environment. The model…
Benjamin YangMarch 2, 2015
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized most notably by motor impairments: shaking, trouble walking, and…
Alex KimFebruary 28, 2015
