Anahita Kodali 23′ A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Virginia found that the brain’s biological clock, the system in charge of regulating physiological rhythms (like eating and sleep schedules) is linked to the brain’s pleasure center, which creates dopamine. Eating high-calorie foods causes dopamine to flood … Continue reading
Jason Wang 22′ New genetic research has created an antidote to effectively counteract life-threatening box jellyfish venom, the first of its kind. Through CRISPR molecular dissection of the deadly venom, Australian scientists at the University of Sydney have revealed the cell death pathway mechanism of the box jellyfish venom. This … Continue reading
Sam Neff 21′ A recent study at Yale University has produced a groundbreaking medical finding – that the deterioration of cells in the brain after death can be significantly delayed. Researchers at Yale exposed the brains of pigs that had been deceased for several hours to a solution of nutrients … Continue reading
Jason Wang 22′ Bioengineers have developed a considerably more sophisticated method of biosynthetic analog-to-digital signal processing. A recent report co-led by Caleb Bashor of Rice University and Ahmad Khalil of Boston University marks a departure from prior research in the field and a significant step forward in the development of … Continue reading
Chengzi Guo 22’ Pancreatic cancer is known for its notoriously low survival rate. It is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer with a one-year survival rate of 20 percent and a seven-year survival rate of 7 percent. [2]. What makes pancreatic cancer so difficult to treat with traditional … Continue reading