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All right, break’s over…
Submitted by skassel on August 24, 2010 – 10:43 pm | No Comment
All right, break’s over…

I don’t know about you, but I generally have a difficult time refocusing after an extended time away from the classroom. And while there are differences in expectations from the perspective of both the student …

The Question for 21st Century Youth: Who are my parents?
Submitted by JaHull on February 1, 2010 – 11:26 am | No Comment
The Question for 21st Century Youth: Who are my parents?

In 1997 the move Gattaca the question was explored of what would happen when we could genetically engineer people to create “discrimination of the scientific sort.” As scary as this is, the movie never went …

Fatty Foods Affect Brain Before Weight
Submitted by edolak on January 28, 2010 – 4:50 pm | No Comment
Fatty Foods Affect Brain Before Weight

High amounts of fat in food, such as ice cream, not only affect a person’s stomach but also their brain. Some of the fat travels to the brain, which then causes the brain to send …

New Research Finds Novel Uses for Old Drugs
Submitted by nwilson on January 27, 2010 – 9:59 am | No Comment
New Research Finds Novel Uses for Old Drugs

A recent article in C&EN reports that scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have developed and experimentally tested a technique to …

A Natural Lock on Tumor Growth
Submitted by cdillon on January 20, 2010 – 5:08 pm | No Comment
A Natural Lock on Tumor Growth

At the University of California, researchers have been studying RNA interface(RNAi), a naturally occurring system that turns genes on and off, and the proteins drosha and dicer. The research has focused on spacial and …

Chocoholics Beware: Addiction could be worse than you think…
Submitted by spattison on January 20, 2010 – 3:36 pm | No Comment
Chocoholics Beware: Addiction could be worse than you think…

A recent study by the Scripps Research Institute Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders reveals an interesting fact about food addiction. While it has been known that sugary or fatty foods can cause an …

New Gene Therapy Technique Provides a Breath of Fresh Air for Lung Donor Recipients
Submitted by mfuentes on November 6, 2009 – 8:34 pm | 2 Comments
New Gene Therapy Technique Provides a Breath of Fresh Air for Lung Donor Recipients

A group of researchers at the University Health Network of Toronto led by Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, developed a novel gene therapy technique that repaired donated lungs deemed too damaged to transplant. The group’s findings, “Functional …

Controversial Fat Injections to Improve Breast Reconstruction. Is Beauty Worth the Risks?
Submitted by bmicele on October 27, 2009 – 3:00 pm | 2 Comments
Controversial Fat Injections to Improve Breast Reconstruction. Is Beauty Worth the Risks?

One’s breast shape may not always be as perfect as those seen in the Victoria Secret catalogue; however, when you’re paying $10,000.00 for them, they better come pretty darn close. Many doctors are toying with …