Medicine Designing a Kill Switch in Genetically-Engineered Bacteria Probiotics are live microorganisms, or microbes, that promote health benefits and restore the gut microbiome,…Tam ToMay 23, 2022
Research Animals in Research: How Mice and Flies can Benefit and Provide Insight into our Understanding of Biology Have you ever wondered why scientists used mice to study the efficacy of preliminary COVID-19…Laila KhorasaniMarch 25, 2022
Medicine Use Your Words (and Practice Good Health!) Art is a common way to practice self-expression, but did you know that art is…Nancy CheaJanuary 2, 2022
Medicine Zegalogue: A New Way to Treat Diabetes Around 9-10% of adults aged 20-79 years are living with diabetes today—that's over 450 million…Tam ToAugust 2, 2021
Wellness The Role of Celery in Treatment of Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, and of the…Anvitaa AnandkumarJune 5, 2021
Research Fighting Parasites with an Improved Genetic Engineering Process Toxoplasmosis, a parasitic disease, is a leading cause of foodborne-related deaths in the United States. While…Aurbal PopalApril 26, 2021
Public Health Variable Blood Pressure Readings Between Different Body Parts Measuring a person’s blood pressure has been an important component of a doctor’s visit for…Sally TrinhMay 19, 2020
Research Cancer Mechanism Shows Promise in Transplant Rejection Though modern medicine has made remarkable strides in the past decades, there are still complications…Angela WangMay 12, 2020
Research Use of Remdesivir to Potentially Treat COVID-19 The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has quickly escalated into a global pandemic within a short amount…Jennifer ThompsonApril 16, 2020
Research Sex Differences in Mole Formation Skin cancers, specifically melanoma, rank among the top 10 most common types of cancers in…Angela WangMarch 29, 2020
Research Word Acquisition: Nature or Nurture? People are immersed in comparative, competitive education from a young age, leading to a lot of…Angela WangAugust 12, 2019
Wellness Combating Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Through Innovative Medications What is Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)? As the name suggests, CML is a type of…Natalie HirmezMarch 14, 2019
Public Health A Call for Research into Commercial Video Games as Therapy If you are a gamer, chances are that your parents often scolded you for playing…Cath AshleyFebruary 11, 2019
Wellness Misophonia: An Unusual Response to Sound By Nina Tran Imagine you are studying at the library. You’ve forgotten your earphones at…ucbFebruary 10, 2019
Research Scientists Discover New Organ Exciting news spread throughout the biology world this past March: the discovery of a new…Brian LengJuly 21, 2018
Wellness Potassium and Heart Health Fruits have long been a staple of our diet. They contain plenty of vitamins and minerals that…Sandya KrishnaJanuary 28, 2018
Public Health How Should We Be Washing Our Hands? What is the best way to wash our hands? Some claim that antimicrobial soap is the way…Vasundhara AcharyaDecember 31, 2017
Medicine Cupping Therapy: A Sham or Not? People may remember athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics competing with circular, bruise-like marks on…Harjas SabharwalDecember 22, 2017
Research Feeling Itchy? It’s All in Your Brain Ever felt like yawning after seeing someone else yawn? If you have, then you’ve experienced the phenomenon…Jasmine DengSeptember 26, 2017
Research Pill-sized Device Could Replace Vaccination Needles Are the vaccinations up to date? Know a fussy child who needs to be vaccinated, but hates…Jasmine JanAugust 15, 2017