The diagnosis of a terminal illness is a scary time for thousands of people a year. By receiving such a diagnosis, the end is almost certainly near, and the options for patients are limited. Palliative care is slowly turning into … Read more

Many of us either know someone or potentially are someone who is affected by an injury or trauma to the brain. Whether it be a concussion from playing sports, disease or illness that damages the brain, or a severe injury … Read more

As COVID-19 takes over the entire world, researchers have been scrambling to develop a vaccine over the last several months. Copious trials and tests have been conducted and now, in 2021, various companies are finally releasing their version of a … Read more

Although Americans and Europeans share fairly similar cuisines, American pork recipes may contain an extra sprinkle of carcinogen. Ractopamine, a chemical commonly used in the American pork industry to produce leaner pigs more quickly, is thought to have the potential … Read more

(Google Images, Creative Commons License) STEM Cells: A Future Medical Miracle             Stem cells are cells that have the potential to differentiate into any different cell per need of an organism. Most commonly they are used in the growth and … Read more

There are many outside factors that can lead to disease progression within the body. However, there are also less focused on internal factors that can progress diseases as well. Within this article, we focus on the internal factor of psychological stress and … Read more

A recent study suggests a lack of sleep costs the United States economy $411 billion dollars each year due to lower productivity levels (Hafner et al. 2017). According to a recent Gallup poll, 40% of Americans rarely get more than … Read more