Infants typically engage in repetitive babbling of consonants and vowels, such as “ba-ba,” at seven or eight months of age. However, infants with profound hearing loss do not typically vocalize such sounds until they receive cochlear implants. According to Mary Fagan, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, infants’ … Continue reading
The World Health Organization (WHO) made headlines this past Monday with its press release deeming processed meat “carcinogenic to humans” and red meat “probably carcinogenic to humans” (1). This announcement was made on behalf of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the branch of the WHO dealing with … Continue reading
Because sexuality is such a large part of headlines and advertisements, it is important to understand the biological basis of sexual attraction and sexuality. It is especially useful to be able to establish a connection between a person’s genes and his or her sexual preferences. Researchers at the David Geffen … Continue reading
On September 29th, Dan Milisavljevic gave a talk titled Reverse Engineering Supernovae. Milisavljevic got his PhD in astronomy in 2011. He then went on to work at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics where he focuses on supernovae and their remnants. Throughout history, people have observed supernovae as very bright spots … Continue reading
Researchers at Duke University and McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) have identified a protein in the brain that is central to how the brain controls body hydration and temperature (1). According to Charles Bourque, the lead author and member of the Centre of Research in Neuroscience at RI-MUHC, ΔN-TRPV1 contributes … Continue reading