Category: Health and Disease

The Human Pancreas

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 admin

By Madison Williams What is the pancreas? The human pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen, behind the stomach, […]

Florence: The Lady with the Lamp

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 admin

By Regina F. Fernandez Versión en Español Who is Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy. […]

How Viruses Mutate

March 6, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Mariah Jones As we find ourselves still navigating through this pandemic, every day we learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 […]

Circadian Rhythm: Waking and Sleeping on Time

March 5, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

By Madison Williams Ever wonder why you’re awake and energized during the day and sleepy at night? Thanks to our […]

Viruses vs. bacteria: What’s the Difference?

February 3, 2021April 8, 2022 admin

By Nicole Gadda Versión en Español Have you ever wondered why antibiotics treat strep throat, but not a bad case […]

Napping: Sleeping it off

January 12, 2021January 30, 2021 admin

By Sean Gay You look up at the clock, then at your calculus teacher. After listening for what feels like […]

Gene Therapy for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy Holds Promise

November 19, 2020January 31, 2021 admin

By Rami Major The longest gene in humans is called DMD, which facilitates the production of a protein called dystrophin. […]

Cardiac Lymphatics

November 10, 2020January 31, 2021 admin

By Natalie Nielsen If anyone has healed from an injury causing a swollen limb or body part, then they have […]

Vaccines and COVID-19

October 22, 2020February 13, 2021 admin

By Carolina A. Herrera Vaccines train your immune system to fight against harmful invading pathogens, which are microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, […]

Cómo Influyen Las Células de Grasa en tu Apetito

October 19, 2020April 8, 2022 admin

Escrito y traducido por Regina Fernandez Imagina que acabas de terminar de comer un delicioso Bojangles’ famous chicken ‘n biscuits. […]

How Fat Cells Influence Your Appetite

October 19, 2020February 14, 2021 admin

By Regina Fernandez En español Imagine you just finished eating some delicious Bojangles’ famous chicken ‘n biscuits. Your friend sits […]

“Bearing Down” on Muscle Loss

October 15, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alec Chaves If you’ve been following my previous blog posts, you’ll notice I like to talk about skeletal muscle. […]

Don’t Eat the Ice Cream: The True Story of Typhoid Mary

October 8, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Nicole Gadda Do you know the story of Typhoid Mary? Mary Mallon, otherwise known as Typhoid Mary, was born […]

Como el Alcohol Cambia el Cerebro Adolescente

October 1, 2020January 30, 2021 admin

Por Alexander Gómez-A Aunque el elevador ha estado fuera de servicio por cerca de una semana, Alex, un adulto de […]

How Alcohol Changes the Adolescent Brain

October 1, 2020February 24, 2021 admin

By Alexander Gómez-A Although the elevator has been out-of-order for about one-week, Alex, 28, continues standing in front of it, […]

How (Medicinal) Drugs Work

September 17, 2020February 14, 2022 admin

By Peter Buttery Have you ever wondered how one small pill can relieve a headache or cure a disease? The […]

ACTN3: A Gene for Speed

August 27, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alec Chaves Hard work and discipline are important factors in determining success, no matter what the goal. This also […]

Genetics and Your Blood Type

August 4, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alan Curtis Blood type. Everybody has one. Do you know yours? We can turn to genetics to help us […]

The T Lymphocyte

July 7, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alan Curtis As humans, we are constantly interacting with our environments: we sit on the couch, we ride in […]

Muscling our way toward movement

July 1, 2020February 16, 2021 admin

By Alec Chaves There are many aspects of human biology that are fascinating…. how we breathe, how we turn food […]