Articles
How Hormonal Changes Affect Women’s Mental Health
Ever feel completely off — tired, overwhelmed or emotional — and don’t know why? Your hormones might be to blame....
Pros and Cons for a Pre-Medical-School Gap Year
A gap year, also known as a sabbatical year, provides you with an opportunity to pursue your passions, explore personal...
Course Spotlight: Medical Cardiovascular and Muscle Physiology
Ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of graduate-level medical physiology courses, with course names and descriptions blurring together? Fear...
3 Recent Discoveries in Anatomy
Scientists and educators have worked tirelessly for centuries to discover and interpret all of the secrets of human anatomy. We...
Gut Flora: The Bacteria That Call Your Stomach Home
What comes to mind when you think of bacteria? Infection? Illness? While these ailments are often associated with bacteria, not...
Universal Kidney Dialysis: Challenges and Potential Solutions
Currently, more than 2 million people worldwide undergo recurring dialysis treatments to address their failing kidneys, in hopes that the...
The Inside Story on Gut Bacteria
This very second, you have trillions of microorganisms living inside your body — so many that they make up one...
Immunophysiology: How Does the Immune System Work Against Pathogens?
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of cold and flu season, doing everything you can to dodge germs?...
How Does Exercise Affect Your Body?
It’s easy to push exercise to the bottom of your to-do list. You might catch yourself saying, “I’m too tired,”...
What Are the Impacts of Stress on the Body and Mind?
It’s late afternoon, and you have an hour's worth of work piled on your desk with a tight deadline looming....
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