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Revolutionizing Diabetes Treatment: Autologous CiPSC-Islet Transplantation

Alice Wong ‘25 Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system erroneously targets and destroys β-cells within the pancreas, which are…

Emotional Decisions: A Cognitive Perspective on Accuracy

Nandhini Parthasarathy ’26 Emotions are often dismissed as irrational forces that undermine decision-making. However, emerging research suggests that emotions can contribute to accurate decisions when approached with a…

Schizophrenia and Substance Abuse: A Complex Connection 

Aditi Singh ’28 In 2020, author Robert Kolker published Hidden Valley Road, detailing the tragic story of the Galvin family, in which six out of twelve children were…

The Gut-Brain Axis: A New Neurological and Psychiatric Solution 

Aditi Singh ’28 The microbiota-gut-brain axis (GBA) is the complex relationship between the brain and gut, and as more findings emerge, it appears that it could play a…

Identification of TMEM230 mutations in familial Parkinson’s disease

By Jay Nathan ’27 As researchers push towards pinpointing a cause for Parkinson’s disease, new genetic implications canprovide more insight into predicting diagnoses based on familial inheritance of…