What Does Dopamine Really Do?
You’ve probably heard of dopamine before. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter—a chemical in the brain responsible for conveying information from one cell to another. It has… Read More »What Does Dopamine Really Do?
Perspectives in Research
Watching Your Heart with the First FDA-Approved Apple Watch Accessory
Imagine you are an incredibly busy and stressed out graduate student (this shouldn’t be hard to do) and you have started to experience increased fatigue… Read More »Watching Your Heart with the First FDA-Approved Apple Watch Accessory
Collaborations with Industry Strengthen Academic Research
Medical research is not only conducted by professors in the hallowed halls of educational institutions. Other notable research bodies include privately funded research institutions, pharmaceutical… Read More »Collaborations with Industry Strengthen Academic Research
Science on the Streets
“You’ve heard about some of these pet projects, they really don’t make a whole lot of sense, and sometimes these dollars go to projects that… Read More »Science on the Streets
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine—Science Fiction Now Science Fact
What is artificial intelligence today? While innovators and philosophers debate the consequences and likelihood of C-3PO or HAL appearing on Earth, we have already accepted… Read More »Artificial Intelligence in Medicine—Science Fiction Now Science Fact
A Remedy for the Hangover
“If getting drunk was how people forgot they were mortal, then hangovers were how they remembered.” ― Matt Haig, The Humans Matt Haig’s quote exemplifies the dreaded… Read More »A Remedy for the Hangover
The Changing Face of Biomedical Ph.D. and Postdoc Education
“Night science is a sort of workshop of the possible. … ” François Jacob While we may be living in the “century of biology,” biomedical… Read More »The Changing Face of Biomedical Ph.D. and Postdoc Education
Out with the Old, in with Repaired Joints
Osteoarthritis (OA) is not only the most common chronic condition of the joints, but also the most common type of arthritis, affecting approximately 27 million… Read More »Out with the Old, in with Repaired Joints
A Revelation About DREADDs: A New Neuroscience Technique with Promise for Clinical Psychiatric Treatment
In an essay I published last year for the Lasker Essay Contest (and republished in our blog), I described optogenetics and chemogenetics, two technologies recently… Read More »A Revelation About DREADDs: A New Neuroscience Technique with Promise for Clinical Psychiatric Treatment
Smarter Antimalarial Use: Altering Drug Duration to Improve Efficacy
Fighting malaria is getting harder, with rising rates of drug resistance and drug tolerance making it more difficult for doctors to effectively cure patients. Drug… Read More »Smarter Antimalarial Use: Altering Drug Duration to Improve Efficacy