Making sense of gender and sex

The lines between male and female become increasingly gray as physiological understanding advances. How can understanding sexual development teach us about the dynamic of gender?

The Importance of Nonverbal Communication

Knowing just what to say can make an impression, but can our body language play an even bigger role?

Sleep: Is It Really That Important?

Students like myself often brag about their sleep deprivation and downplay its importance, but should we? What is sleep, anyway?

Genes: Our Destiny?

Does our DNA really have the final say in who we become or whether we get a disease? How can we use an understanding of epigenetics to take control of our health?

What I’m Learning: The Human Microbiome

With over 30 trillion microbes living in and on us that can sustain our lives or cause us disease, how can we ensure we keep only the nice ones?

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Creating Healthcare, Not Sickcare

A major problem with the medical system today is that it focuses mainly on treating the symptoms of people’s lifestyle choices … but many times will ignore the cause of these symptoms altogether.