New Discovery Sheds Light on a Genetic Origin
Carlos Bustamante and his colleagues at Stanford University in California recently published an article shedding new light on the possible genetic origins of men. The researchers sequenced the complete genome of the Y chromosome...
Critical Thinking Skills Pay Off: New Species Found Hiding in Plain Sight
Critical thinking skills and sharp observation are among the soft skills students can develop to secure a competitive edge in the workplace. Sometimes those skills can even lead to new discoveries. A team of...
5 Health Science Jobs Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree
When it comes to health science jobs, diversity is one area which separates it from other industries. The possibilities for career paths is seemingly limitless in health sciences, with a range of professions available...
Florida Warns of Rare, Brain-eating Amoeba
Rare Freshwater Amoeba attacks Brain of Young Florida Resident A particular type of amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, has made news recently for landing a young Florida resident in the hospital. While knee-boarding with friends in a...
New Stem Cell Therapy – Growing Human Blood Vessels for Bioengineered Tissue
Bioengineering techniques that grow transplant tissue have been around for years. However, the process of vascularizing the tissue has proven to be a tough challenge. Without a way for blood vessels to bring nutrients...
Students Chasing Sleep Turn to Melatonin, But Should They?
Recent research studies reviewed by the National Sleep Foundation indicated that melatonin can be effective for some types of mild insomnia. This may be good news for college students who find themselves staying up...
Dyslexia may be a Result of Brain Connectivity
Impaired connections between the brain’s auditory and speech centers may cause dyslexia, according to a study recently published in Science. Bart Boets, a clinical psychologist at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, led a...