Possible ocular fusion of ODU and EVMS published September 29, 2022 by beth gujak C. Donald Combs, vice president and dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School, says the collaboration is “in the genes” of the institution. Photo by Mark Rhodes At the end of 2020, the Eastern Virginia Medical School vehemently rejected a study that … Read more
Search for a picture of the tumor on Google, and you will likely end up with a group of brightly colored cancer cells against a dark background of healthy tissue. But for Jan Naronsky Haziza, a cancer biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, the picture looks very different. A tumor may also … Read more
You might not do that You spend a lot of time wondering how hard it is stomach It works to crack the larva. Food goes in, waste goes out, and if everything is working as it should, you probably don’t think about it much. But inside the stomach there is a highly acidic environment; This … Read more
A group of Stanford University medical scientists have been awarded nearly $10 million from the National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Excellence for Autism Program. The funding, announced by the National Institutes of Health on September 6, will support research on the relationship between sleep disturbance and symptoms of autism. This is the first time … Read more
Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School and colleagues in Singapore have identified a protein that transports degraded membrane lipids from lysosomes, cellular organelles that are the cell’s breaking factories. The results are published in Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesAnd the Increased understanding of the particle’s role in health and disease. “Particles are found in … Read more
Although going abroad to study medical school may seem daunting, House graduate Alyssa McCowsky said it was the greatest leap of faith she’s ever taken. Makovsky graduated from Pete in December 2021 with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry and Spanish. She is currently attending Western Atlantic University School of MedicineIt is … Read more
September 26, 2022 5 minutes to read Add a subject to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are published on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are published on . data-action = Subscribe > Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If … Read more
For years, society has encouraged people to pursue careers that require a college-level education, meanwhile, business skills remain a stigma. There are merits to this thinking, but many of the arguments against skilled occupations quickly fall apart. Pay is comparable, if not better, for many occupations, there is a wide range of career paths, and … Read more
In the fifteen years I’ve worked in medicine, I’ve met thousands of patients, and I still feel some annoyance when asked about their social history, which deals with personal lifestyle choices, such as tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and sex. I usually leave it to the end, after building trust and rapport by talking about the problem … Read more
DAVIS MD, Floyd L. Floyd Lawrence Davis, MD, died peacefully on September 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Born on January 3, 1924 in New York City, Floyd grew up enjoying boxing, swimming, street hockey, football, baseball, and taking care of animals on a friend’s farm in the summer. At the age … Read more
