Science

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 15:29

When the Immune System Attacks

By Lauren Shields

While our immune system functions to protect us from such things as invading microbes, these same defenses can also erroneously turn against the body.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 11:26

A Messenger of Pain

By Maxwell Coyle

This past weekend I sliced my finger while attempting to slice a carrot. The Wusthof cut through the nail on my left pinkie, aggravating a piece of flesh that, until that point, had successfully avoided combat.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 13:23

Emphasize Sex in Research, orders National Institutes of Health

By Lauren Shields

Reproducibility in biological research — or more specifically the lack of it — is an ongoing issue.

Friday, December 11, 2015 - 07:44

A Powerful Weapon for Battling Breast Cancer

By Hanna Starobinets

Cancer begins from a single mutation in a single cell. By the time it is a full-blown tumor, it carries hundreds of genetic and molecular alterations that allow it to grow uncontrollably outside the constraints of normal biology.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 16:24

Dying to Make Life

By Maxwell Coyle

As you read these words, hold out your hand. Notice the space between your fingers, the fragments of MacBook you can see through these windows. Think about how these digits formed, precisely arrayed and extended.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 09:19

New Treatment Extends Lives for AIDS Patients

By Lauren Shields
Today, HIV infection is no longer a death sentence for those with access to anti-retrovirals. These drugs suppress replication of the virus and keep viral levels low in patients. However, as HIV patients on anti-retrovirals age, they show higher rates of age-related diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Understanding HIV pathogenesis is the focus of the laboratory of Warner C. Greene MD PhD, HIV expert and Director of the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 - 10:45

The Hottest (and Coldest) Trends This Thanksgiving

By Hanna Starobinets
Although it can be cooked in a separate pot, stuffing is traditionally cooked right inside the turkey, absorbing the bird’s flavorful juices and coming out moister than its stovetop counterpart.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 12:47

Pictures of Living Things

By Maxwell Coyle

So much of science and medicine comes down to taking pictures. Biology, especially, has long been considered an observational enterprise.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 10:25

The Most Lethal Part of Cancer

By Lauren Shields

The most lethal part of cancer is that it spreads.

Stopping the spread of cancer, known as metastasis, would be a leap forward in treatment. However, first, we must better understand why and how metastasis happens.

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Monday, November 9, 2015 - 11:41

The Science of Dietary Risks

By Hanna Starobinets

Red wine. Coffee. Dark chocolate. Epidemiologists, doctors, and nutrition scientists are constantly analyzing the good and bad consequences of different food and beverage components of our diets and reporting correlative data.