Antonio Regalado, a senior editor for biomedicine for MIT Technology Review, wrote an article in 2014 that described CRISPR as the biggest biotech discovery of […]
Author Archives: Ethan Hoffmann
Origins of Viruses: Hypotheses and Theories
There are two competing assumptions regarding the origins of viruses: either they evolved alongside primitive cells or early in the evolution of life, or they […]
U.S. CDC Declared Chagas Disease Endemic in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States announced in September 2025 that Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is now […]
Oxford Researchers Discovered Sleep is Triggered by Energy Leaks in Mitochondria
Scientists at Oxford University have presented compelling evidence that the pressure to sleep may be rooted in the mitochondria of specialized brain neurons. Their recent […]
Spontaneous Combustion in Humans? Cases and Causes
Spontaneous combustion is a phenomenon in which a material or substance burns due to an increase in temperature from exothermic internal reactions, followed by thermal […]
Scientists Discovered How Smoking Drives Aggressive Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have revealed new insights into why smoking dramatically increases the risk and severity of pancreatic […]
Unusual Memory: Teenager With a Rare Case of Autobiographical Hypermnesia
In the field of neuroscience, rare conditions often illuminate hidden aspects of the human mind. Such is the case with a teenager referred to as […]
Cancer Iron Theft: Study Explains How Bone Metastasis Causes Anemia
Researchers have uncovered a critical explanation for why bone metastases in cancer patients often lead to anemia. The study, conducted by Y. Han et al […]
U.S. CDC Ends Successful “Tips From Former Smokers” Campaign After 13 Years
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will soon close one of its longest-running and most recognizable public health efforts. The Tips From Former […]
The Neuroscience of Music: How Lifelong and Late-Life Music Training Tunes the Aging Brain
Aging is often accompanied by a structural decline in the brain and a compensatory increase in neural activity. Older adults frequently recruit more regions than […]