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Can Infections Cause Alzheimer’s Disease?

In 2019, immunologist Leslie Norins offered to award one million dollars of his own money to any scientist who could... Read More
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Microplastics: The Blood’s Tiny yet Cruel Invaders

  When we think of plastic in relation to the environment, heart-wrenching images of polluted seas, dolphins trapped in plastic... Read More
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Hail to Thee! The King of Beverages: Coffee

As the beverage of choice for the sleep- deprived and energy deficient, coffee has found its way into the hands of people around the world. A Harvard study has shown that 54% of Americans over the age of 18 drink an average of 3.1 nine-ounce cups of coffee a day. Read More
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The Northern White Rhinos’ Tenuous Existence

As the last male of his kind, Sudan shoulders the responsibility of mating with one of the two female northern white rhinos on the conservancy. Read More
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Polycystic Problems: Mouse Models and Reproductive Health

Using mouse models to understand causes and develop treatments for polycystic ovary syndrome Unusual hair growth, cystic acne flare-ups, weight... Read More
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The Spinal Cord: Our Biological Achilles’ Heel

Introduction Have you heard the story of Homer’s Achilles? The greatest of all the Greek warriors, Achilles was blessed at... Read More
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A Deadline for Social Exploration

With the current COVID-19 pandemic, children experience less social interaction than possibly ever before. Ideally, they would continuously learn and... Read More
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Circadian Cycles: Curiouser and Curiouser Research

Down the rabbit hole of circadian rhythms, these daily cycles are involved in cancer, digestion, and reproduction. I’m late! I’m... Read More
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Bridging Troubled Waters

Introduction From Sierra Nevada lakes beneath the hearths of mountains to sediment swirling along the seabed, aquatic ecosystems pool with... Read More
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