By Bearach Minter. The Sackler Family is currently being sued by over 500 cities, counties, and Native Tribes across the United States. The Sackler Family owns the pharmaceutical company Perdue Pharmaceuticals, which produces the widespread opioid painkiller OxyContin. OxyContin is amongst several other opioids which have caused massive repercussions throughout the United States -- increasing... Continue Reading →

By Lulu Friedmann. The genome behind the beloved smiles of axolotls, salamander species, has finally been sequenced. Recently, a research team at the University of Kentucky has sequenced 94% of the axolotl genome, about 27.3 Gb long, making it the most complete sequenced axolotl genome. This is an impressive task, considering the massive size of... Continue Reading →

By Meghan Eze. Google. It’s our answer to everything nowadays. Out of toilet paper? Order it online. Want to know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop™? Spoiler alert, it’s 364 and do you want to know how I figured that out? I Googled it. Need to get... Continue Reading →

By Meral Abdel Shafy. Did you think that you misread the title of this article? Well you did not, because there is currently research being done in Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), where they are testing the properties of spinach leaves in their ability to grow an entire vascular system. You may be asking, why a... Continue Reading →

By Mousa Adely. In recent years it seems as if the trend towards eating healthier foods and maintaining more sustainable lifestyles has increased dramatically. As studies have come out linking obesity to heart problems and possibly cancer, people have become more aware of what they put into their bodies on a daily basis than ever... Continue Reading →

By Rhea Verma. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has affected many individuals. There is not yet a cure. Stem cell transplantation has been a widely discussed and controversial topic of conversation in the recent years; however, it may be the solution to stop HIV infection once and for all. The process of ultimately eradicating HIV... Continue Reading →

By Samantha Rose Almeida. Without sight, people are unable to experience the intricacies of some of life’s many pleasures. People around the world are being left blind due to retinal degeneration. However, is there a way help reverse these symptoms? A new study completed through the research team at the University of California, Berkeley might... Continue Reading →

By Zan Ahmad. The rising trend involving the microdosing of psychedelic drugs and the use of other “smart drugs” to improve cognitive performance and combat mental illness has led to controversy and questions about the safety regulations that may be needed if these methods for improving neurological function are to be incorporated into society. New... Continue Reading →

Aparna Alankar. In the wake of a measles outbreak, large social media companies like Pinterest, Facebook, and YouTube are taking steps to curb the spread of anti-vaccination propaganda on their platforms. Pinterest has taken the most dramatic action thus far, completely removing any results from vaccine-related searches. A spokeswoman for Pinterest clarified that the measure was only a... Continue Reading →

Soomin Lee. In a study done by the CDC, it was reported that 68% of the 70,200 drug overdose deaths in 2017 were attributed to opioids. Furthermore, the likeliness of deaths due to opioid overdose was six times the amount predicted in 1999. Experts divide the opioid epidemic into three waves. The first wave occurred... Continue Reading →