Empathy
Here is my favorite video about empathy. It is so important to remember that behind every sample, there is a patient.
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The field of clinical laboratory science holds vital importance to the development of general science, but particularly to the healthcare industry and to research relating to illnesses. Even though a...
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For the first time ever, scientists have officially recorded birds sleeping during flight. Previously, it had been conjectured that birds sleep while flying, especially when they make continuous...
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For the first time in medical history, researchers have discovered a way to reduce the risk of dementia in older adults by playing computer-based brain training games. One game in particular that has...
View ArticleThe Speed of Science and Medical Advances
With the help of online tools and resources, the speed at which scientists are making discoveries in both medical research and scientific innovations has reached new heights. Within the past decade, we...
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A new study has recently reported that for people who have gone under surgery for lung cancer, a breath test can detect changes associated with cancer. Researchers found that three chemical markers...
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Influenza virus A is one type of flu virus that causes the seasonal flu in humans. The subtypes of influenza virus that are found in humans are influenza A H1N1 virus and influenza A H3N2 virus. In...
View Article“To Catch a Criminal”: Forensic Teams Catching Criminals due to Research on...
From fictional shows like CSI Miami to real life crime scenes, many of us have seen the process it takes to gather forensic evidence. Research has been recently conducted to come up with new and...
View ArticleHigh-tech methods study bacteria on the International Space Station
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From fictional shows like CSI Miami to real life crime scenes, we have all seen the process it takes to gather forensic evidence. If you haven’t, research has been recently gathered to come up with new...
View ArticleWhat Is The Zika Virus? All Your Questions Answered
As the days go on, it appears that the Zika virus is becoming a much more serious threat. Global health officials are quickly trying to gain a better understand of the virus, which began in Brazil...
View ArticleExperiment On Chickens Reverses Evolution
Brazilian researcher Joâo Botelho has successfully achieved an experimental reversal to produce a dinosaur-like trait in birds. The scientist inhibited a maturation gene in a chicken, causing it to...
View ArticleThe Path To Becoming A Forensic Scientist
If you are looking to get into an incredibly challenging, progressive, and rewarding career, then look no further than the field of forensic science. Forensic science offers the opportunity to...
View ArticleThis ‘Cyborg’ Spinal Implant Could Help Paralyzed Walk Again
I recently came across this video that I found to be particularly interesting. It looks like scientists in France have recently created a remarkable, life-altering technology for patients with...
View ArticleBrain Implants That Can Connect Human Brain To The Digital World
A new DARPA program, Neural Engineering System Design (NESD), is seeking to bridge the gap between the human brain and the digital world. They believe this can be achieved through an implantable neural...
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Bacteria kill their competitors by using antibiotics, toxic proteins that can kill other microorganisms. These microorganisms can be of the same or different species. Bacteria known as Bacillus...
View ArticleHelminthic Therapy
This article was about the potential use of helminthic parasites as a cure for autoimmune disease. The idea of using parasites to cure ailments, originated from the “hygiene hypothesis”, that an...
View ArticleTherapeutic Cancer Vaccines
Therapeutic cancer vaccines can slow or stop cancer growth, shrink tumors, prevent cancer from returning, and even kill cancer cells that cannot be killed by other means. In order for a therapeutic...
View ArticleNew Blood Test Detects Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is usually difficult to predict until it spreads to the other parts of the body. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, however, have recently figured out a way to diagnose...
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