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The stereotypical medical student wears a white coat speckled with stray pen marks and pockets stuffed full of notes. Read More
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I am a second year, physiology and neuroscience major at Muir College. My academic interests are in neurological disorders, especially developmental disorders such as autism, and I hope to carry this passion to medical school. Outside of class, I enjoy playing the piano, making (eating) cookies and singing--in a top of my lungs, windows down kind of way. And, thanks to UCSD, I've found a love for spur of the moment beach trips and a new appreciation for sleep.
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That is, until the Tooth Fairy came to help. Read More
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Exchanging eyeballs has been the stuff of scary stories and gory science fiction for centuries. The cultural perception of these legends, however, makes it easy to gloss over the large populations that actually undergo these procedures. Read More
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prouting gray hair before you’re even out of college? Awkward tongue swelling making talking embarrassing? Cold sores mandating a high intake of ice cream everyday? What the folic acid is going on? That’s right, your body may be begging you for some of that folic acid. (OR That’s right, you may be lacking in folic acid. OR It could be just that – a deficiency in folic acid.) Read More
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Recent breakthroughs in scientific methods have allowed researchers to study thin segments of the cerebral cortex, as pioneered by UCSD neuroscientist, Dr. Eric Courchesne. In a collaboration with the Allen Institute of Brain Science... Read More
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The scent envelops you before you even near the cash register of the Mandeville Coffee Cart. The smell of... Read More