With expanding technologies and the digitalization of information storage, modern industries and fields of research, from science to economics, now find more and more use for digital data visualization. Data visualization is the visual representation of abstract data, usually through graphs and charts, that can be...
A 2015 publication released by JAMA found that over 80 million computed tomography scans are performed per year in the United States. This is undoubtedly a surprising volume of CT scans, but what makes the statistic alarming is that researchers also estimate that 29,000 cancer...
Researchers have found that women who take estrogen-based contraceptives also intake higher quantities of vitamin D, and conversely, that those who discontinue their use of birth control face a significant drop in levels of Vitamin D. In addition to helping the body absorb calcium, an essential...
Coffee, the perky morning beverage so many of us rely on daily isn’t only good for boosting our energy (and possibly saving us from creating archenemies in those wee hours of the morning), its ground form has actually been found to remove harmful chemicals from contaminated...
An innovative, non-invasive neurotechnology designed by Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, balances the brain frequencies in the left and right hemispheres, lowering blood pressure and removing migraine symptoms. The results of two experiments presented at the American Heart Association’s Council on...
The idea that some individuals are more affected than some by their environmental exposures and developmental experiences is part of an evolving theory known as differential susceptibility. A study published this June led by Geoffrey R. O. Durso of The Ohio State University Department of Psychology aimed...
This summer the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) was chosen to be the Data and Research Support Center for the Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program, a landmark study of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting the health of a millions...
As a medical student, there is no way you haven’t heard about, discussed, studied, and pondered over the depth of knowledge provided by the world famous HeLa cell line. The story of just where these cells originated, and the huge benefit to medical science are both...
Nearly 75 percent of Americans report experiencing at least one symptom of stress in the past month, including irritability, anxiety, fatigue, and depression, according to a 2015 survey from the American Psychological Association (APA). According to previous studies, stress has been shown to cause alterations to...
The field of immunology plays a vital role in understanding diseases and how they affect the human body. Dangerous diseases such as small pox and tuberculosis have been virtually eradicated through studying the immune system and creating powerful - though at times controversial - vaccines....
