Tricia Krakoff

Behavioral Neuroscience // Class of 2026

How the HPA axis manages your stress levels

It’s finals week, and you’re staring at a mountain of assignments and study guides. Getting some sleep feels impossible as your mind races and your stomach churns. This feeling of anxiety is a part of your body’s natural stress response, driven by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. This neuroendocrine system is an evolutionary response that is […]

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Sticky solutions: Octopus-inspired suction patches revolutionize drug delivery

The traditional approach of administering certain medications through direct injection can be particularly effective for drug delivery, but may be uncomfortable for children and those with needle phobias. While oral medications are available for some drugs, large-molecule drugs that treat chronic diseases such as diabetes, multiple sclerosis, or cancer can only be administered through an

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Crystal clear: Acrylic skull windows revolutionize post-craniectomy recovery

Tucker Marr, an avid hockey player and analyst at Deloitte, suffered a fractured right skull and a subdural hematoma after falling down a flight of stairs. These injuries are critical and warrant emergency surgical treatment, a procedure called a craniectomy. Craniotomies are performed to reduce swelling, pressure, or bleeding in the brain, all of which

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