FeaturedResearch All You Need is Love (and Oxytocin) Oxytocin is affectionately known as the "cuddle hormone", the "bonding hormone", and the "love hormone".…Tory DoolinNovember 9, 2015
Wellness Keep Calm and Don’t Stress Your Systems Out Stress is the brain's reaction to life's constant demands and changes. While stress can be…Sophia TangNovember 9, 2015
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
Wellness Mind Over Matter: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Unlike the majority of mental illnesses discussed in this series, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…Zareen ThakorNovember 7, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Cuba Ends Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission The CDC estimates that 1.2 million people in the United States live with HIV. The…Kailyn KimNovember 7, 2015
FeaturedMedicine Nanosensors: A Rapid Way to Detect Disease The goal of medicine is to ensure that diseases can be diagnosed and treated both effectively…Jane ZhouNovember 6, 2015
FeaturedWellness Nutritional Comparison: Canned Versus Fresh Fish Canned fish has a reputation for its low prices and long shelf life that one usually can't find in…Quang CaoNovember 6, 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
Public Health Prescriptions May Hurt More Than They Heal Getting sick is inevitable and visiting the doctor is a common thing to do when…Sabina LiNovember 5, 2015
FeaturedMedicine What is the Antidote to Your Poison: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can kill you if present in large…Carolina AparicioNovember 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
Wellness Mind Over Matter: Schizophrenia (Part 2 of 2) In my last article, I highlighted the general facets of the mental illness schizophrenia, including…Zareen ThakorNovember 4, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health Treating Tuberculosis: Successes, Challenges, and the DOTS Program Since the 1990s, the (TB) mortality rate has declined by 45% worldwide. One of the…Alexandra RuanNovember 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
Public Health Kidney Swap: Gotta Match Them All http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/the-lifeport-kidney-transporter-an-automated-device-to-assess-and-picture-id2374557A kidney swap, which can involve "ferrying kidneys between two hospitals", might sound like something…Kailyn KimNovember 3, 2015
FeaturedMedicine Bioterrorism: Weapon of Mass Chaos In the past, wars were fought combatatively with swords and cannons. With increased information and…Carolina AparicioNovember 3, 2015
Medicine The Power of Almonds Almonds, which are often found in desserts and breakfast cereals, make delicious snacks on their…Tammy AuyeungNovember 2, 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