Issue 33 Glaucoma: The Silent Thief Introduction Imagine a silent thief that slowly and methodically robs you of one of your most precious senses: sight. This is glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that affects 80 million people
Issue 28 Special K: The Emergence of Psychedelic Healthcare Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, is notorious for its street reputation as an abused substance. Known by the general public as an illicit club drug, recreational users inhale, ingest, or inject
Issue 27 Love on the Brain: The Neuroscience of Love and Love Addiction Today, the intersection of psychological and neuro-scientific disciplines offer substantial insight into the positive and negative implications of human love. With advancements in fMRI technology, scientists have began exploring the
Issue 26 Gene Therapy: Treating the Untreatable If you asked researchers for a list of the last decade’s most important discoveries, most would include CRISPR-Cas9, a system that has the ability to find a sequence within a strand of DNA, cut it out, and replace it with a new sequence.
Issue 25 Can Van Gogh’s Artwork Go? How the Brain Understands Intended Motion in Paintings Imagine visiting New York and stopping by the illustrious Museum of Modern Art. It is difficult to visit without pausing to admire the acclaimed painting Starry Night by Van Gogh.
