Is the p53 gene truly the guardian of the genome?
The p53 gene is widely known as a cancer suppressor gene that reduces the frequency of tumors – but what if that wasn’t the case?
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The p53 gene is widely known as a cancer suppressor gene that reduces the frequency of tumors – but what if that wasn’t the case?
Cancer. Even the word strikes fear in people. Cancer in its many forms occurred in nearly 1.7 million people and killed nearly 600,000 in the United States in 2016, according to the National Cancer Institute. Part of the reason cancer is so deadly is it is extremely difficult to diagnose.
In early October, thousands gathered in Orlando, Fla. to celebrate the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the world’s largest gathering of women in computer science.
To those who suffer from allergies, EpiPens, or epinephrine injections, are the difference between life and death. Yet many families without health insurance have to take the risk, because they cannot afford EpiPens, which can set a family back anywhere from $300 to $630 just for a pack of two.
When we think about the beginnings of humanity, we often imagine a caveman with a club running in circles looking for food. We are taught that humanity slowly evolved in northeastern Africa, that homo sapiens slowly spread through the continent and then out of Africa to Europe, Asia and the Americas.
If you have ever considered yourself a germaphobe and shuddered at the thought of bacteria surrounding you, recent scientific research may shock you. Did you know that the average human can have as much as five pounds of bacteria living on and inside of them?
As new strains of bacteria grow stronger and more resistant to drugs, antibiotics may becomes less effective. This is known as antibiotic resistance.
The Bacon Diet. Believe it or not, there is an actual diet colloquially known as the Bacon Diet, and it may just stave off illness, help you lose weight, help you become stronger, give you more energy and help you live longer.
If you ever find yourself tossing and turning one night, it might actually be a behavior you picked up from your mother. Researchers at the University of Warwick recently found a link between a mother’s insomnia and the sleeping behavior of children.
People often feel satisfied and happy after a day of community service. There are even those who get a good feeling every time they hold the door open for someone.
In Andy Weir’s novel The Martian, Mark Watney colonized Mars by growing potatoes from his own fecal matter. In reality, that small piece of science fiction may not be so fictional after all.
Public Health Studies undergraduates pinned on their nametags, set up their poster boards and hosted the eighth annual Undergraduate Conference in Public Health on April 8. Flocking to the Charles Commons Salons, these students were ready to present their research in the field of public health.
The universe is nearly 14 billion years old, approximately 23 million times as old as civilization. Astronomers have been assigned the daunting task of discovering exactly how this universe came to be what will happen to it in the future.
According to an ancient Chinese legend, in 2737 BCE, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a tree while a servant boiled water. Some leaves from that tree fell into the emperor’s drink, and he decided to see how the drink tasted. Thus tea was born.
Coffee and chocolate are two widely beloved, delicious delicacies. Often thought to be unhealthy, these two flavor powerhouses may in fact have benefits to attention, motivation and energy. Researchers at Clarkson University and the University of Georgia recently completed a year long study about the effects of caffeine and cocoa on attention and motivation to perform cognitive work.
There are up to five pounds of bacteria living inside of every person right now, and according to scientists at the University of Alabama, that’s actually a good thing. In fact, microbes outnumber our human cells ten to one. Until recently, this system was largely overlooked. Now we know that the gut microbiome widely affects us, causing health issues like inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, food allergies, diabetes or asthma.
It is an old wives’ tale that being pregnant with a boy is different than being pregnant with a girl. If a woman is pregnant with a girl, it is rumored she will have a wider stomach, more nausea and overall worse pregnancy symptoms due to a higher level of hormones.