By Ceyda Yalcin Everyone has experienced that strange nostalgic feeling that shows up in small moments: hearing a familiar song, craving a hometown meal, or realizing no one around you recognizes the earlier version of you. Homesickness doesn’t hit all at once, but it lingers between excitement and uncertainty, often catching you off guard. What … Continue reading The Bittersweet Science of Missing Home
Alan L. Hart: The Trans Doctor That Revolutionized Tuberculosis Care
By Jay Kang In February 1918, the Austin American ran the headline “Woman Poses as Man Interne in Hospital At Frisco.” (Figure 1). A bright young man had just applied for a position at a San Francsico hospital as a medical intern when a former colleague from Oregon recognized him – except, he previously knew … Continue reading Alan L. Hart: The Trans Doctor That Revolutionized Tuberculosis Care
Igbo-Ora, The Twin Capital of The World
By Khadijat A. Olawuyi In southwestern Nigeria, in the heart of Yorùbá land, sits a small town called Igbo-Ora. At first glance, it looks like any other lively town with busy markets, children playing, and families walking down the street. But if you spend just a few hours there, you will start to notice something … Continue reading Igbo-Ora, The Twin Capital of The World
Toxic Youth Sports Culture: How the shift to pay-to-play club sports is hurting our kids’ health while simultaneously diminishing elite levels of play
By Anna Falco There is a physical inactivity crisis in the United States. While the problem is present among all age groups, it is especially concerning among children and youth (6-17 years old) because this is a critical window for developing lifelong habits related to physical activity. According to the 2024 US Report Card on … Continue reading Toxic Youth Sports Culture: How the shift to pay-to-play club sports is hurting our kids’ health while simultaneously diminishing elite levels of play
The Purr-suit of Knowledge: A New Era of Cat Research
By: Sydney Callender Cats are one of the most popular pets, with 49 million US households owning a cat (Figure 1). These furry felines are full of quirky behaviors, like waking up their owners at the crack of dawn every day, vanishing from sight at the first sign of an impending trip to the vet … Continue reading The Purr-suit of Knowledge: A New Era of Cat Research
Not a Death Wish – An Immune Response: How Ants Fight Disease
By: Habiba Abdelhalim In many animal societies – including humans! – illness can affect more than just the individual that becomes sick. Diseases can spread rapidly amongst members of a group, especially when animals live closely together. Humans regularly implement strategies to mitigate this spread: we stay home when contagious, avoid sick people, and sometimes … Continue reading Not a Death Wish – An Immune Response: How Ants Fight Disease
The Hunt for Why You Hurt – Improvements Needed in Animal Research of Chronic Pain
By Corinne Augusto Chronic pain can develop after tissue or nerve injury, yet the mechanisms underlying the chronification of acute pain continue to elude researchers and clinicians alike. Patients with chronic pain can have their lives upended by their pain, and are susceptible to comorbidities like depression1–3 and opioid use disorder.4 Their pain may be … Continue reading The Hunt for Why You Hurt – Improvements Needed in Animal Research of Chronic Pain
Rotavirus vaccine is safe for infants exposed to Crohn’s disease medications in utero
By Christina McAninch Figure 1. The orally administered Rotavirus vaccine. Source: Rotarix Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that causes gastroenteritis, or inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is a leading cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration in infants and young children. Before there was a vaccine (Figure 1), almost all children would get … Continue reading Rotavirus vaccine is safe for infants exposed to Crohn’s disease medications in utero
Slowly at first, then all at once
By Seth Kabonick Ernest Hemingway describes the rising of the morning sun as something that happens slowly at first, then all at once. This quote has been used to illustrate everything from financial markets to drunkenness, but I believe it also applies to recent challenges plaguing the scientific community. It has been a long and … Continue reading Slowly at first, then all at once
The Search for a Universal Snake Antivenom
By Arrienne Butic In 2001, avid snake collector Tim Friede embarked on a mission that was equal parts bold and dangerous – in a bid to obtain immunological protection from his venomous reptilian charges, he began dosing himself with snake venom. Over a 17-year period, Friede injected himself with venom more than 850 times and … Continue reading The Search for a Universal Snake Antivenom
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