Author: Sajia Athai Class of 2026 Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death globally. With new surgical techniques promoting less invasiveness in the human body, doctors and scientists have realized that there is much more to delve into regarding the heart. Scientists are now exploring models allowing for insights of how fluidity functions in the arteries. One study in particular delineates the … Continue reading The Heart’s Shear Stress
Author: Sean Krivitsky, Class of 2026 Figure 1. Painting representation of large biological molecules found within the bloodstream, including lipoproteins, which store triglycerides, and antibodies The metabolism of various lipids, such as triglycerides, within the body plays an incredibly important role in providing energy for crucial cells, such as those contained within the heart and other muscles. These metabolic processes are primarily catalyzed by metabolic … Continue reading Protein Packaging: How Filamentation Regulates the Activity of a Key Metabolic Enzyme
Author: Diego Javier, Class of 2026 Figure 1. X-Ray of a newborn with highlight regions displaying areas affected by NEC Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an intestinal disease that affects around 10% of premature infants in the United States, resulting in either infant mortality or long-term developmental problems such as learning disabilities and behavioral problems in babies that do survive. While it is known that severe … Continue reading Mild Gut Inflammation Can Impact the Developing Brain
Author: Sajia Athai, Class of 2026 Walking through the streets of the city, every New Yorker knows the best spots: the thrift stores, the restaurants, parking lots to chill at, but most importantly, the cat cafes. Everyone loves cats, especially the big, cute, and fluffy ones. With cat videos always going viral across the country, viewers are often quick to judge the health of seemingly … Continue reading Whiskers, Weight, and Wheat: Is it the Carbs?
Author: Kang Lai, Class of 2026 Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a significant health problem, affecting more than 35 million Americans, diagnosed by the DSM-5. Despite such high prevalence, few medications exist that can effectively treat AUD. The neurobiological mechanisms influencing key reward-seeking areas such as the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegumental area of the brain still remain unclear to this day. A common feature … Continue reading Booze or Sugar? How do stress and dependent mice choose between the two addictive substances?
Author: Antonia Truta, Class of 2028 Is the use of animals in research for human benefit morally justified? If so, how can experiments maintain ethical integrity while still advancing scientific goals? Professor Marcel Mertz at Hannover Medical School and a diverse range of colleagues, including scientists, philosophers, and legal scholars, explore these questions with a focus on animal models in research. The emerging field of … Continue reading The Ethics of Animal Use in Research
Author: Maegan Diep, Class of 2028 Pregnant women are among the many groups negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Encountering several stressors including social isolation, financial difficulties, and an increase in domestic violence, pregnant women are especially at risk for mental health issues. Exposure to stress during pregnancy can have numerous detrimental effects for both the mother and the infant. The mother becomes vulnerable to … Continue reading COVID-19 and Maternal Stress on an International Level
Author: Amal Bilal, Class of 2028 Chronic wounds, or wounds that demonstrate abnormal repair due to a deficient healing process, pose major healthcare challenges worldwide. These wounds can lead to pain, infection, hospitalization, surgery, and, in the worst cases, amputation. Therefore, early identification of whether a wound is healing properly is crucial for adjusting treatment plans, reducing side effects and costs, and ultimately improving patient … Continue reading Augmenting Ultrasounds with Artificial Intelligence to Advance Wound Healing
Laura Ladekarl. Class of 2025 Gender-affirming care (GAC) has been increasingly accepted all over the world, including social transition support, puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries. At the same time, there has been a rise in legal restrictions on the same care for minors. Dr. Wuest from Mount Holyoke College and Dr. Last from Stony Brook University argue that these bans are deliberately produced using … Continue reading Science and GAC: How Scientific Inaccuracies Have Been Used to Shape Policy
Laura Ladekarl, Class of 2025 THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MENTAL HEALTH AND GAMINGAs we got locked out of the world and got stuck inside, our computers became our escape. The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was more than just shutdowns and quarantines, it impacted our behaviors and mental health. Specifically, there was an increase in depression, anxiety, and loneliness, along with an upswing … Continue reading The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Gaming Behavior
Laura Ladekarl, Class of 2025 Many studies show how different perceptual features (color, texture, or packaging) influence food preferences, but few show how quantity influences people’s perceptions. Researchers from Tel-Aviv and Potsdam University investigated how the perception of the quantity of food differed based on food preference. Their research hypothesized that people would perceive portions of food they liked as smaller and portions they disliked … Continue reading THE BALANCE BETWEEN CANDY AND VEGETABLES ON YOURDINNER PLATE
Laura Ladekarl, Class of 2025 Gender-affirming care (GAC) has been increasingly accepted all over the world, including social transition support, puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and surgeries. At the same time, there has been a rise in legal restrictions on the same care for minors. Dr. Wuest from Mount Holyoke College and Dr. Last from Stony Brook University argue that these bans are deliberately produced using … Continue reading SCIENCE AND GAC: HOW SCIENTIFIC INACCURACIES HAVEBEEN USED TO SHAPE POLICY
