by Usha Govindarajulu | Feb 21, 2019 | Biostatistics, Blog, Usha Govindarajulu
Ever heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine?’ What if it was the best medicine for brain surgery? It sounds farfetched, but neuroscientists have found that when they electrically stimulate one area of the brain, a person laughs and then feels an immediate...
by Usha Govindarajulu | Feb 10, 2019 | Biostatistics, Blog, Usha Govindarajulu
When the Zika virus reared its ugly head, researchers began scrambling to identify the pathogen. Initially, the virus was hard to find in affected victims. Zika simply did not leave enough evidence behind to enable identification. However, scientists from the Broad...
by Usha Govindarajulu | Jan 24, 2019 | Biostatistics, Blog, Usha Govindarajulu
The science of tissue repair is constantly evolving. A new understanding of how the body repairs wounds is influencing the strategies used by the medical community. A great example of this is new TrAPs technology. TrAPs, or traction force-activated payloads,...
by Usha Govindarajulu | Jan 10, 2019 | Biostatistics, Blog, Usha Govindarajulu
Life expectancy is a powerful method of determining the health of a country. A steady increase in life expectancy, considered the norm for decades, may no longer be the case. The last time it fell for several consecutive years was directly after World War I which was...
by Usha Govindarajulu | Dec 20, 2018 | Blog
Virotherapy is an emerging and innovative branch of medicine that uses viruses to kill cancer cells. While scientists have known for centuries that some viruses can kill cancer cells, the field has not received focused attention and funding until recent years. Due to...
