A daily walk could be made less tedious if with each step, a user was generating energy to unlock new planets and worlds. Imagine powering a spaceship that could travel light-years with a new mission every day just by walking in your own city. Suddenly, the exercise seems like something to look forward to. This […]
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Over 2 million new cancer cases are projected to be identified in the United States during 2024. That means over 2 million families are forced to rethink the upcoming years of their lives. Cancer has long been a topic of heartbreak and dread across the globe. Common treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but it
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For thousands of years, humans have looked to nature for ways to cure disease. Ancient civilizations around the world relied on plants, animals, and fungi to treat every malady from headaches to heart disease. Even as our ability to develop synthetic drugs has increased, natural products remain crucial in the field of medicine. Between 1981
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A mosquito bites you — it’s annoying, but your skin doesn’t itch for long. You break your arm, but, in a few months, you’re fully recovered. These situations aren’t pleasant, but at least they are temporary. For some people with conditions like eczema and rheumatoid arthritis, pain and itch are a recurring part of their
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Fractals are found everywhere in nature. Benoit Mandelbrot, who formalized the math behind fractals and coined the term in 1975, talks at length about this in his book, The Fractal Geometry of Nature, and it’s certainly something that is discussed frequently in biophysics and biomathematics circles. But the question naturally arises: Why? The Mandelbrot Set.
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As you may have heard from loved ones who have experienced it, morning sickness is common for many women during the early stages of pregnancy, affecting approximately 70% of the pregnant population. However, a small percentage of people in early pregnancy experience a rare form of extreme morning sickness: hyperemesis gravidarum. As explained by University
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Stress is an inevitable part of life, but when it becomes chronic, its effects can persist far beyond mere psychological discomfort. Chronic stress is characterized by prolonged exposure to physical, emotional, or environmental stressors. Unlike acute stress, which is the body’s natural response to a threat, chronic stress persists over an extended period of time
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Is it possible to 3D print human brain tissue? Beyond the intricacies of the individual cells that comprise them, brain tissue is organized into complex structures that are difficult to replicate. But what many once considered to be science fiction has now proven to be a novel remedy for traumatic brain injuries and a revolution
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Our immune system consists of hundreds of specialized cells dedicated solely to maintaining our well-being. This branch of our body is dedicated to fighting pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and even our own mutated cells. Fundamentally, the cells of the immune system can be categorized into two main varieties: the innate immune system and
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