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
Perspectives in Research
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
Ecstasy and Agony: Accepting MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy as a Breakthrough PTSD Treatment
For the majority of the population, MDMA, or ecstasy, is simply an illegal drug, its use exclusive to underground dance clubs and its abuse the… Read More »Ecstasy and Agony: Accepting MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy as a Breakthrough PTSD Treatment
It’s Hard Work Being a Boy (and, It Turns Out, a Girl)
Basic biology tells us that in humans and other mammals, embryos with two X chromosomes develop as females, whereas embryos with one X and one… Read More »It’s Hard Work Being a Boy (and, It Turns Out, a Girl)
Understanding Disparities in Clinical Trial Enrollment
When scientists and clinicians hear the words “clinical trial”, we may think of hope, discovery, and a new chance at life. But for racial and… Read More »Understanding Disparities in Clinical Trial Enrollment
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Ensuring a Future for Human Health Care
“...23,000 deaths a year.” “...over 2 million infections.” These headlines would be alarming but expected if they were descriptions of the latest Ebola outbreak. But… Read More »Antimicrobial Stewardship: Ensuring a Future for Human Health Care
CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Performed for the First Time Ever in the U.S.
For the first time ever, scientists in the United States have performed gene editing experiments using CRISPR-Cas9 in humans. CRISPR-Cas9 is a bacterial DNA editing… Read More »CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Embryos Performed for the First Time Ever in the U.S.