Medical Discoveries
Diet
How Do We Taste Salt?
Salt has played an essential role in trade, culture, and nutrition throughout history – as far back as 6050 B.C., according to some reports. However, in all that time, one mystery has remained: How…
Cancer
Research: Aging and Your Risk for Blood Cancer
Aging is the single biggest unavoidable risk factor for cancer. We know that. As people age, certain changes in blood forming stem cells may contribute to acute myeloid leukemia (AML)…
Innovation
Gene Editing – We Can, But Should We?
A deeper look at the ethics of scientific breakthroughs. Stories of scientists manipulating genes have flooded news channels lately. With them come a steady stream of speculation on the potential…