medicine
Kidneys: The Innocent Bystanders
When we purchase over-the-counter medicines, there’s often an assumption of their relative safety and harmlessness. After all, most ‘dangerous’ compounds are protected behind a...
A Spotlight on Black Licorice and its Darker Side
Black licorice. You either love it or you hate it. Some delight in the intense spice flavor that comes with a bite of licorice...
Racing Rats’ Impact on Mental Health
Introduction
The authors of “Enriched environment exposure accelerates rodent driving skills”, published in Behavioral Brain Research, conducted an experiment intended to study the impact of...
If I only had a…spine?
For as long as I can remember, I have been obsessed with how people move. Now, hear me out. Even simple movements are fascinating...
Batty or Bacterial?
On The Origin of the Western Vampire
The myth of a devilish creature draining the life force (blood) of a community was brought to life...
Varicella-Zoster Strikes Again
I had chicken pox when I was 8 years old. This was before there was a vaccine for varicella zoster, the virus that causes...