by Fiona Boardman Illustration: “Prescription/Drug” by Sushant Thomas If one Googles “uses for medical marijuana,” they will find a long list of pains, aches and conditional symptoms that cannabis may alleviate. As much of the list is not yet scientifically...

by Anthony Oganov Illustration: “Zebrafish Olfactory Bulb Connectome” from Nature May 2016 The brain has always been regarded as an enigma. Consequently, the field of neural science has always been stigmatized as coming up short, providing only cursory answers to...

by Andrea Cumpelik Illustration: “Still” by Tiffany Chaey In a 2016 case study, David Maltête describes a 50-year-old man with Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and a resting tremor due to Parkinson’s disease. 1 Both of these diseases are associated with...

by Nadja Zakula-Kostadinova Illustration: “Still” by Tatiana Hollander Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) through pressurized chambers is a relatively new medical treatment that aids in cellular recovery and restored neurological function through the utilization of blood flow. The therapy involves the...

by Elad Mashiach Cancer is known as one of the most prevalent diseases around the world, affecting millions of people. One of the single hurdles that medical science needs to overcome to treat cancer is the idea that cancer is...

by Michael Avgerinos Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex (MAC) is a nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) that causes chronic, debilitating, progressive lung disease in humans. A cousin of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), it typically attacks the lungs, and can become resistant to antibiotics. TB, however,...