When dreams become nightmares: How acting out dreams can predict brain disease

Health / /

Punching, kicking, throwing — not just daytime activities anymore. For some sleepers, these actions accompany their dream states. When a sleeper reflects what they are doing in their dream in real-time, despite being asleep, it’s referred to as “acting out dreams” or REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). So instead of punching an attacker, they might […]

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Of mice and mental health: How loss of social status leads to depression

Psychology / /

Although mice don’t have Instagram likes or followers to keep track of, social status is still a huge part of their societies. There is a clear hierarchy, with the top mice receiving first pick when it comes to food and mates and subordinate mice scrambling for whatever’s left. As shown by a study at Zhejiang

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New trends in space tourism: Can we actually reach the stars?

Space, Technology / /

For many, the idea of going beyond the boundaries of Earth’s atmosphere is exhilarating. Curiosity has propelled human development, allowing us to reach the stars. From inventing the airplane to landing on the moon, humanity has an obsession with what lies above. To explore the stars and be launched into the midst of a tenebrous

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A look at a Northeastern professor’s contribution to cancer immunotherapy

Health / /

We are often reminded of basic health mantras to decrease your risk of getting cancer such as wearing sunscreen, avoiding smoking, and being wary of carcinogens. It might surprise you to hear that increasing your caffeine intake might be added to the list. The concepts for this idea emerged in the early 2000s, when Michail

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The moral quandary of ‘The Last of Us’: Scientific and ethical implications in the search for a cure

Biology, World / /

This article contains spoilers for Naughty Dog and HBO’s “The Last of Us.” The recent television adaptation of Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed video game “The Last of Us” has sparked renewed attention to its source material. The game paints a dismal picture: Humanity has fallen to the cordyceps fungus, which infects humans and takes complete

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