By: Fiona Yue The debate over nature versus nurture extends to the topic of obesity. Obesity is defined by a BMI over 30 and currently,...

By: Anna Yeh Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness that involves drastic shifts in mood, energy and concentration. These moods...

By Lola Dong The retina is a tissue located at the back of the eye that contains rods and cones, which are cells that process light and...

By Tazkiah Salam Ancestry refers to the lineage and heritage of a person and where their pre-disposers came from. The main difference...

By Alessandra Dounias When you think about your genetic makeup, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Most people think of genes...

By Elizabeth Guerrero During the mid-1800s, English scientist Francis Galton first coined the phrase ‘nature versus nurture’. The idea...

By Samiha Nasrin With over 700,000 people diagnosed with a brain tumor in the US alone per year, neurological diseases such as this...

By Eddie Jiang If you were to unravel the roughly two meters of DNA found in one cell, you might find a segment of genes that gives you...

By Melanie Cruz Life as we know it as young people is taken for granted so often, making memories that are supposed to last forever....

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By Gabrielle Usvyat The leading cause of death in the United States is heart disease with a toll of around 700,000 people every year....

Daniel Addoquaye Eosinophilic Esophagitis or as it is more commonly known as EoE, is a chronic condition that affects the esophagus and...

By Elisabeth Chai “Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.” The musings of Sir William Osler, the “Father of...

By Nell Tov Imagine living your entire life without knowing the cause of the chronic pain you’ve been experiencing. You might feel...

By Sydney Lee What if you were ailing with a genetic disease but were planning to have children? Would you feel scared of wanting...

By Katelin Wu When discussing autoimmune diseases, most people tend to associate them with conditions like Multiple Sclerosis or...

By Steven Chang Imagine a world where mischievous mucus becomes the ultimate troublemaker, wreaking havoc on your body like a playful,...