Most people would agree that “Commander of the Order of the British Empire” sounds pretty darn impressive. After all, you’re not just a commander, but the commander of an empire! Titles such as this and others like knight, dame, and royal victorian are given out each year by Queen Elizabeth and other members of the British royal family, and receiving one is understandably a...
For kids who grew up in the 1980s, Koko the gorilla was a familiar face who made appearances on numerous TV shows. She challenged the way we look at animals and gave us some incredibly adorable and heartbreaking moments. Most notable of course, was the fame she achieved for becoming the first gorilla to become fluent in American Sign Language. Born in at San...
Proponents of marijuana legalization have long said that legal marijuana could curb the ever-increasing abuse of opioids. Now, two new studies add powerful support...
Researchers from Stanford University have developed a vaccine capable of eliminating tumors in mice, with potentially no serious side effects. The treatment consists of...
Researchers from Cambridge University’s Gurdon Institute have made significant progress towards the replication of human sperm cells in the lab. Their work, which employed...
Sometimes a simple, innovative concept can completely change someone’s life for the better. At the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab’s Center for Bionic Medicine in Chicago, engineers have...
Using 3D printing in medical research so far, we have witnessed the development of the 3D-printed ear, jawbones, skeletal muscles, and vascular structures that...
Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have developed an artificial womb that has successfully developed a young lamb. This is all part of...
The race to find the cure for cancer consists of a multibillion-dollar global research industry that has, in recent years, developed some promising therapies...
