Health and Medicine

When Inequality Gets Under the Skin: Epigenetics and Cardiovascular Disparities

Epigenetics shows that inequality is not just experienced, but is biologically embedded. Chronic stressors like racism, poverty, and environmental exposure can alter gene expression, reshape the body’s stress response, and even accelerate cardiovascular disease risk across generations.

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Science News

A Future Worth Remembering: Advancing Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

With over 7 million Americans affected and no cure in sight, Alzheimer’s remains one of the most devastating diseases of our time. But a new wave of blood-based diagnostics could change everything by shifting detection years earlier and redefining what it means to prepare.

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Science News

Who Really Has the Advantage in Medical School Admissions?

Becoming a doctor is one of the most respected career paths in the world. It promises an opportunity to help, to save lives, and make a lasting impact. But even before you take your first step into an MD or DO program, there’s a high-stakes game playing out in applications,

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Science News, Society and Psychology

The Evolving Workplace: How can Organizations Increase Employee Engagement in Remote and Hybrid Settings?

What is the “new normal” for the modern workplace? The COVID-19 Pandemic altered the global workplace and introduced a variety of online resources to connect remote employees during quarantine. Zoom meetings, Slack chats, and PJs became synonymous with the typical workday. Yet, despite the ubiquity of remote work during the

Health and Medicine, Neuroscience, Science News

Brains in a Dish: How mini-brains are changing the way scientists study the brain

‘Mini-brains’, or lab-grown clumps of neurons, are a groundbreaking new technology that scientists are using to learn more about how our brain works. “What makes the human brain unique?” Dr. Madeline Lancaster, a neurobiologist at the University of Cambridge,  has focused her entire career on answering this one question [2].

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