Month: March 2019
SENSORS INSIDE US
BY ALEX HOLLOWAY – Tracking sensors are in almost all forms of technology, including cell phones, computers and cars, but now they can even be present in medications. Otsuka America
Read moreCOULD A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF OBESITY BE HIDING IN OUR GUT?
BY VELICHKA UZUNOVA – Obesity is a rapidly growing public health concern which affects more than 93.3 million adults in the U.S. This disease is influenced by multiple factors including
Read moreJUSTICE FOR HENRIETTA LACKS
BY SANIA QAZI – Henrietta Lacks is the women behind many remarkable advances in medicine, such as: the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, cloning, gene mapping, and chemotherapy. Everyone alive
Read moreGENETIC DETERMINANTS OF PAIN AND THEIR ROLE IN ATHLETICISM
BY EMMA ELLIS – “It is hard to beat a person who never gives up.” This quote, from Babe Ruth, mimics other sayings from athletes about the underlying grit behind
Read moreTRANSPARENT ZEBRA FISH: AID SCIENTISTS IN AUTISM BREAKTHROUGH
BY GRACE HUNNINGS: Found swimming through the tropical freshwaters of Northern India, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Nepal, zebrafish have been acknowledged for their regenerative abilities and rapid development. This species is
Read moreGO WITH YOUR GUT
BY ERIC SANTANA – Nutrition management has always been emphasized as an important aspect of overall well-being. Often, many short- and long-term illnesses, can be traced back to poor diet
Read moreTHE FUTURE OF ACL RECONSTRUCTION
BY ANA MEHRANIAN – It was the first game of the 2008 NFL season and the Patriots were playing the Kansas City Chiefs. A heavy blow to the knee later,
Read moreTHE HEROIN TRAGEDY
BY ISHAN VAISH – Heroin use is something mostly associated with poor neighbors and rough circumstances. Use of such a dangerous drug is not supposed to plague affluent communities
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