By Jennifer Dias As social animals, humans often coordinate their lives around cultural norms, formally sanctioned rules that prescribe or proscribe certain…
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Global Health Reflections on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital MutilationRead more
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The Student Blog Highlights from the SBNS/NANSIG Neurosurgery Careers DayRead more
One hundred and fifteen aspiring neurosurgeons flocked to the Royal College of Surgeons in London for the fifth annual Society of British…
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The Student Blog Of Mice and Men: Uncovering Cardiovascular Disease GeneticsRead more
February is American Heart Month, a great time to take a closer look at cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to the World Health Organization…
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The Student Blog Examining new trends in citizen scienceRead more
At the start of every year, most people will have made a list of New Year’s resolutions. Some of the most common…
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The Student Blog Beyond the neuron: Emerging roles of glial cells in neuroscienceRead more
When we think of the brain, we often think of the amazing things it is capable of — from conjuring up wild…
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The Student Blog Mind and Matter: The Intersection of Poetry and ScienceRead more
The brain is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease…
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The Student Blog Leaky vaccines could lead to more virulent pathogensRead more
In 2015, The National Chicken Council projected that consumers in the United States would eat more than 1.25 billion chicken wings during…
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The Student Blog The science behind science communicationRead more
Untypical night at a typical restaurant Equipped with wooden floor, black-steel ceiling and furniture with different shades of brown, the Kirkwood Station…
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The Student Blog A blob creates a record-breaking bloom: Highlighting new research at AGU 2015Read more
Bloom. It doesn’t sound that bad. The word may conjure up the image of spring crocuses popping up out of the ground…
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Academia Making Connections in Cell Biology: Recap of 2015 ASCB Annual Meeting and Interview of Theodore HoRead more
From December 12 – 16 veteran scientists and early career researchers (ECRs) alike flocked to the San Diego Convention Center to attend…
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Brain Why do children believe in Santa? PLOS ONE studies examine how children conceive truthRead more
How old were you when you stopped believing in Santa Claus? Evidence shows you were probably about five years old. But why…
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The Student Blog Looking to the future: What can smartphones tell us about gait?Read more
The 21st of October 2015 was the day Doc Brown and Marty McFly from the famous movie franchise ‘Back to the Future&rsquo…