The flu is a formidable opponent. Each year seasonal vaccines are deployed to fight the virus, but in the U.S. the flu still kills tens of thousands of people. In
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Medical Marijuana: Is It the Medical Panacea Some Hope It to Be?
Currently, 29 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and more states are poised to legalize it this year. As swiftly as laws on the state level
What Role Does Science Have in Solving the Opioid Crisis?
In 2016, more than 42,000 lives were lost due to opioid overdose. The opioid epidemic is now one of the most pressing public health questions facing the nation. Current treatments
How Do Our Bodies Process Medicine?
Dr. Namandjé Bumpus discusses the ways that people can respond to a drug. While many drugs are available as “one size fits all” regimens, all drugs do not work the
Elephants, Dogs, and Cancer: Update on Genetic Risk for Childhood Cancer and What We Can Do About It
There is hardly a worse diagnosis for parents to receive than “your child has cancer.” What may be even worse is if one’s other children are also diagnosed with cancer.
Shining a Light on the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
An estimated 5.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia. The number is expected to double every 20 years as life expectancy
NIH 101: An Introduction to the National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is the world’s leading supporter of fundamental discovery that extends healthy lives and reduces the burden of illness. Thanks to the Congressional investment, NIH-supported research
The Genetics of Autism
Pioneering autism researcher, Matthew State, MD, PhD, discusses the profound scientific opportunities that are rapidly accelerating progress in autism research. The advent of genome sequencing has allowed researchers to make
Are We Close to a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes?
Type 1 diabetes, formally known as juvenile diabetes, is a disease characterized by the inability of patients to produce their own insulin hormone. It currently afflicts an estimated three million
Cancer Genome Project Offers New Hope for Aggressive Lymphoma
Dr. Louis Staudt. Dr. Staudt of the National Cancer Institute discusses precision medicine in cancer and the goal of saving lives by getting the right drug to the right patient,
