There are more than six million people in America living with Alzheimer’s disease. In less than thirty years, this number is expected to reach thirteen million (Alzheimer’s Association). If more and more people are being affected by Alzheimer’s, what strides are being made toward a cure? Current Alzheimer’s treatments include Galantamine, Rivastigmine, and Donepezil, which…
Roller coasters are one of the most popular and exciting amusement park rides, providing a thrilling experience for millions of riders worldwide. These rides rely on the laws of physics to create their unique dynamics, including gravity, centripetal force, and friction (Amusement Park, n.d.). Understanding the physics behind roller coasters is essential for designing safe…
While electric cars are often associated with sustainability, we must ask ourselves, are they actually greener? While there are no emissions from the tailpipe of an electric car, the process of manufacturing and charging such vehicles requires energy, emissions, and resources. Electric cars run on lithium-ion batteries, which is a huge contributor to not only…
Have you ever wished you could travel through time? Well, this is more possible than you might think. Although you cannot go back into the past and change life as Marty McFly does in the Back to the Future movies, scientists believe that time travel is theoretically feasible. Technically speaking, everyone travels in time; we…
For decades, scientists have been racing to find clean energy that comes from non-polluting sources. This would enable humans to “generate the energy we need without the greenhouse gas emissions and negative environmental effects that come with fossil fuels, in turn helping to reduce climate change.” People use immense amounts of energy every day, and…
The discovery and production of antibiotics transformed medicine forever and have saved millions of lives worldwide. However, many new strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria are rapidly emerging that are incredibly difficult to treat due to their resistance to conventional treatments. This “antibiotic resistance crisis” has been attributed to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics along with…
Psychedelics have a long history of use in human societies for their mind-altering effects. Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in psychedelics as a therapeutic tool. Psychedelic-assisted therapies exhibit promising results in treating mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Psychedelics are known to interact with neurotransmitters and receptors…
In the opening scene of the HBO TV show Last of Us, an epidemiologist speculates about the fate of the world. It’s 1960 and he has been invited to speak on a talk show. The interview starts out normally enough, but as he continues, his words become more and more haunting. “There are some fungi…
Epigenetics is the term used to describe a vast array of external processes which regulate gene expression in a cell. The field focuses primarily on variables, such as enzyme access and affinity to a gene, as well as demand for the encoded protein, which alter the rate at which transcription occurs. Epigenetic factors are vital…
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water” – American educator and natural science writer, Loren Eiseley Walking out of the theater after watching Frozen 2, all my questions stemmed from the major plot device revealed by Olaf himself: water has memory. Initially having passed it off as fiction, a quick…
