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Cute cat and corgi dog are lying on a white bed together surrounded by knitted red hearts.

Pets Preventing Disease

November 22, 2024

A growing number of studies suggest that pet ownership leads to better heart health and a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease.

Two injectors / dosing pens for subcutaneous injection of antidiabetic medication or anti-obesity medication hovering over a blue background. A yellow measuring tape around the injectors.

The Ozempic Era

August 29, 2024

How an obscure drug became a household name, revolutionizing an industry in the process.

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MDMA for PTSD

August 13, 2024

The FDA will decide if the psychedelic drug MDMA will be the first newly approved treatment for PTSD in over two decades.

Exterior view of the main historic building (Building 1) of National Institutes of Health (NIH) inside Bethesda campus.

NIH Reform

July 15, 2024

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers recently released a detailed framework for substantial reform of the National Institutes of Health.

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Margins to Mainstream

July 11, 2024

Longstanding gender inequalities have resulted in a lack of biomedical research focused on women’s health.

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Limiting Psychedelic Research

June 12, 2024

Repeating past mistakes of the War on Drugs could limit neuroscience research on potential therapeutics, leaving patients without hope.

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Shrinking Contributions

March 28, 2024

Facts in textbooks are often omit important contributors; therefore, it is imperative to uncover the stories of the often erased women in STEM.

Problem of gender inequality causes discomfort in woman looking at man career success. Concept of feminism and struggle of girls against gender discrimination in employment and promotion

Attacks From Within

March 26, 2024

Autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women and scientists are still working to determine why.

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