Big Pharma Is Not Innocent Of The Placebo Effect
We tend to attribute the placebo effect — and its recent rise in randomized placebo-controlled trials (1) — to changes in individual patient behavior, e.g….
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A Tale Of Two Parasites: How Loiasis Complicates Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Efforts In Central Africa
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating tropical disease that affects 70+ million people and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. LF is caused…
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Mindfulness And Exercise: Helping Students Cope With Stress
College can be a stressful time as students adjust to increasing autonomy and responsibilities, resulting in the rising and prevalence of poor mental health including heightened…
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Small-Scale Or Industrial Plantations? Consumers Must Choose Wisely: Which Oil Palm Production System Can Better Protect Biodiversity?
Tropical rainforest landscapes are threatened by the industrial agricultural expansion, which leads to forest fragmentation and habitat loss. The remaining wildlife is found in low…
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Biases In Wildlife And Conservation Research
We all have a fascination for large and charismatic animals and normally grow up having a poster of tigers or bears on our wall. Large…
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Can Tardigrades Theoretically Survive On Exoplanets?
Tardigrades are water microbes (or water bears) that can survive in extreme conditions and can withstand very high energy cosmic radiations when exposed to a…
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Transformation Of CO2 To Multi-Carbon Products Using Electrocatalysis
The atmospheric level of CO2 is rising dramatically more than ever in the Earth’s history, with projections that it could reach nearly 600 ppm by…
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Your Environment Is Part Of Your Mind
Here’s a fun experiment: Stick your finger in your eye. Well, not exactly. The experiment actually involves closing one eye, focusing the open eye on…
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Exploring Virus-Host Interaction Between Influenza A Virus And The Human Lung
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) are well known for annual, seasonal disease outbreaks resulting in mild to severe consequences from economic losses to hospitalization and death….
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Prebiotic Potential Of Medicinal Herbs Used As Nootropics And In Neurodegenerative Disease
Neurodegenerative disease is a rapidly rising global public health burden. Recent studies suggest that gut microbiota, microbially-produced metabolites, and gut dysbiosis may play a role…
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Powerful People And Moral Decisions: Do Powerful People Think Differently About Morality?
Does power corrupt? This is a common saying, and it is often brought up when people with power in our society do something immoral. For…
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