Could Transmissible Cancer in Tasmanian Devils Advance our Human Cancer Models? There are very few people today who have not been affected by cancer. It is a horrible disease for which there is no cure, only attempts at treatments (most of which are as toxic and as painful as the disease i...
Antibody Therapy Could be the Long Awaited Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Hope emerges in the research world as scientists move closer towards finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a heart-rending and devastating disease currently affecting over 5 million Americans. Approximat...
Head Lag in Infancy: What Is It Telling Us? Preterm babies are born before the 37th week of pregnancy. They are at high risk for neurological and developmental consequences that can continue to have effects into childhood. Poor motor development is a com...
A New Piece in the HIV Puzzle? The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to plague the world, with nearly 37 million people living with the virus today. Although antiretroviral therapy has somewhat contained the virus by “prolonging s...
Long-term Sensory Processing Effects of Being Born Preterm There are more than 200,000 preterm births in the United States every year. “Preterm” describes a birth that occurs before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Studies have shown that preterm birth has been associated with v...
The Pain of Social Distress Almost everyone has been in a stressful social situation‒ tripping in the quad, running into a new friend and immediately forgetting their name, getting called on in class when you don’t know the answer, or eve...
Connection between Walking and PTSD Mental stress affects the lives of many, and in some cases can lead to suicidal ideations. In a recent issue of The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Dr. Simon Rosenbaum and colleagues examined the associ...
Advancements in Wound Repair Before recent technological developments, the standard care for wounds resulted in substantial scarring and discomfort. However, a new approach that is preventative of permanent scarring is now available. In a ...
The Human Face & Communication Think about all of the interactions you have on a daily basis. As humans, we spend much of our lives interacting face-to-face with other people. Now consider how many emotions and thoughts run through your brai...
Increased Risk of Dementia Associated With Anticholinergics Most Americans have probably consumed or have been prescribed an anticholinergic drug in the past. Medications with anticholinergic activity like Benadryl are drugs that, on the pharmacodynamics level, block th...
