An international research team led by Professor Charles Bourque at McGill University in Montreal, Canada has…
Stephanie ChuMarch 14, 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
In social media and entertainment, cocaine is depicted as a crippling substance often associated with…
Jane ZhouMarch 12, 2015
Tests are pretty scary. Add in the possibility that the test has a major role…
Tanya NgoMarch 12, 2015
In addition to the incredibly expensive modern day hospital fees, pharmaceutical treatment of a variety of…
Alex RennMarch 11, 2015
A retinal prosthesis, developed at the Duke Eye Center in North Carolina, allowed Larry Hester…
Benjamin YangMarch 10, 2015
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Epidemiologist Dr. Rebecca Martin cautions that the global…
Anderson NguyenMarch 10, 2015
AIS (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome), previously known as testicular feminization, is a genetic disorder that makes…
Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 10, 2015
Medical implants often need to be installed in an operating room. Pacemakers and cochlear hearing aids,…
Benjamin YangMarch 10, 2015
I work in pediatric oncology. In layman's terms, childhood cancer. While my job involves pipetting at…
Kailyn KimMarch 9, 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
We've all heard that pollution is bad, but just how bad is it? In California,…
Lochan ShahMarch 8, 2015
One of the most "fashionable" things to do today is to go on dietary “cleanses”…
Amit KumarMarch 7, 2015
The featured image above shows a CT scan of the brain of a patient with…
Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 7, 2015
Glomerulonephritis is a type of kidney disease that damages the kidneys' ability to remove waste…
Priya BhattacharjeeMarch 6, 2015
With their vast knowledge and ability to heal, doctors are commonly hailed as heroes. When their…
Tanya NgoMarch 6, 2015
Although coconut water is a relatively new product to be marketed for mass consumption, its…
Zareen ThakorMarch 6, 2015
