FeaturedHealthcare Clinical Depression Among Healthcare Professions With their vast knowledge and ability to heal, doctors are commonly hailed as heroes. When their…Tanya NgoMarch 6, 2015
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Healthcare Doctoring Children Beyond Diagnosis "Reading proficiency by third grade is the most significant predictor of high school graduation and…Natalie LomayesvaMarch 5, 2015
Research Effectiveness of Flu Vaccine Linked to Specific Gene A study by a research team including Adrian Egli from the University of Basel in Switzerland…Stephanie ChuMarch 4, 2015
Research Smoking Linked to Y Chromosome Loss Humans have two sex chromosomes; women have two X chromosomes and men have one X…Karina KakMarch 3, 2015
Research Could America’s Coffee Addiction Be Saving Lives? According to the Huffington Post, Americans drink over 400 million cups of coffee per day.…Mimi ZhaoMarch 2, 2015
Research Endoscope Targets and Destroys Tumors An endoscope is a medical tool used to internally examine a patient's body. It's a thin,…Karina KakMarch 2, 2015
Medicine The Fight Against Rabies Rabies is a viral disease transmitted via the bite of an animal through the virus-harboring…Jane ZhouMarch 2, 2015
Research Ebola Computationally Modeled To better understand complex systems, researchers reproduce them in computational models, a safe and controlled environment. The model…Benjamin YangMarch 2, 2015
FeaturedHealthcare Neurosurgery Without the (Real) Brain In terms of complexity, difficulty, and absolute necessity of ample training, the field of neurosurgery…Kishan PatelMarch 2, 2015
Public Health Private Actors in Global Health: A Switzerland Perspective Premed Perspective From Switzerland: Part II Last month, our public health class visited the Global Fund…Lochan ShahMarch 1, 2015
Wellness Earwax: It’s a Sticky Situation Your body will produce three pounds of earwax in a lifetime. That’s enough earwax to…Amandalynn PeraltaMarch 1, 2015
Research A Big Move: Understanding the Mechanisms behind Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized most notably by motor impairments: shaking, trouble walking, and…Alex KimFebruary 28, 2015
Research Possible Treatment for Radiation Exposure If you've ever watched The Simpsons, you may be familiar with the explosions that generally…Raymond HoFebruary 28, 2015
Research Oxytocin and Autism Link Shown in Mice Models Individuals with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can show difficulty communicating and engaging in social interactions. They…Benjamin YangFebruary 26, 2015
Healthcare ENT Weekly: Sweet Sounds of Snoring Sleep is an amazing and important physiological event in which the body undertakes tasks such…Justin ChinFebruary 26, 2015
Research When Will You Die? It's unfortunate, but eventually everyone passes away. Although life expectancy has certainly increased in recent…Raymond HoFebruary 26, 2015
Research Breakdown of the Blood Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s Disease Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at USC have made another step in the…Alex KimFebruary 25, 2015
Research Protein Degradation Observed In Intact Brain Cells Proteins are the body's workhorses. They provide for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's…Benjamin YangFebruary 22, 2015
FeaturedPublic Health High Fever, Red Rash: Measles Outbreak Like a lot of diseases, it starts with a fever, a runny nose, and a…Kailyn KimFebruary 22, 2015