Health
By Alan Chen ~ 4 minutes ~ Let’s talk about the infamous Henry Beecher: As the story goes, while treating wounded soldiers during World War II, Mr. Beecher ran out of the analgesic drug morphine. To continue his operations, he allegedly told his patients that he was injecting them with morphine
Health
By Summer Chen ~ 7 minutes I grew up thinking that everyone is born evil. Even though I was told that people always tried to help each other, this wasn’t consistent with any of my experiences. Children would only stop bullying each other when they were told, people around me
Psychology
By Bela Koganti ~ 9 minutes Where were you when ASU frat leader frame mogged Clavicular? According to Merriam-Webster, looksmaxxing refers to: “efforts, sometimes extreme, young men take to look more attractive” Under the looksmaxxing umbrella, you’ve got frame mogging, black pill, True Adams, True Eves, and everything in
Medicine
By Charlotte Lee ~ 8 minutes What are Drugs? * Drugs are chemical substances that can alter or affect the structure or function of the body. * They can be used for medicinal purposes or recreational purposes, as well as be addictive or non-addictive. * They can be classified as stimulants, depressants, opioids,
Monthly STEM Recap
By Bela Koganti ~10 minutes November is about the three S’s: scarfing down Thanksgiving dinner, seeing family, and splurging on Black Friday. But we’d like to add a fourth: STEM! This November, we’ve advanced in everything from the environment to Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, so here’s
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By: Maggie Wright ~ 3 minutes Recently, the phrase ‘flow state’ has gone viral on social media, but most people have no clue what’s actually happening in the brain. Creative outlets for your brain start with the flow state, a mental state you can enter during creative activities like art,
Health
By Gianna Lee ~ 4 minutes Every year, in the United States, millions are diagnosed with schizophrenia, autism, and depression . These disabilities severely hinder people’s way of living, therefore, it is crucial for us to find ways to prevent individuals from suffering. In the past few years, research has shown
Health
By Kathleen Jiang ~4 minutes Cooking is instrumental in everyone’s life. Think about how many times you’ve eaten today! Eggs for breakfast, milk as a drink, pirate booty’s as a snack, mac n cheese for lunch, and pizza for dinner. We all spend minutes, even hours of
Science
By Amy Yan ~4 minutes Scientists have recently declared chemical pollution an environmental threat as severe as climate change. Specifically, chemical pollution is the contamination of air, land, or water with high levels of unnatural substances, or pollutants. As these chemical pollutants continue to quickly spread throughout the globe, the
Science
By Michelle Cheng ~12 minutes How Scientists are Using Worms to Learn About Humans Worms and humans could not possibly be any more different. And yet, scientists have been studying C. elegans (caenorhabditis elegans) to learn more about the human body over 70 years. These unassuming worms have aided in
Medicine
By Camila Garcia ~ 9 minutes Please see glossary for defined terms. Huntington's Disease, discovered by George Huntington in 1872, is a hereditary genetic brain disorder. Since then, many researchers have dedicated their lives to studying Huntington's Disease. While we have not found a cure nor treatments
Medicine
By Aravli Paliwal ~ 9 minutes Earlier this summer, I was graciously given the opportunity to shadow a private-practice oncologist/hematologist in the Dallas area. There, I gained a clear understanding of what a career in STEM entails, learned how doctors approach complex cancer cases, and secured an inside view