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Cutting-edge Bioinstrumentation Devices: Revolutionizing Healthcare and Biomedical Research

Cutting-edge Bioinstrumentation Devices: Revolutionizing Healthcare and Biomedical Research

Karnik Aswani
Science & Nature

Dive into the captivating realm of biomedical engineering, where the boundaries between biology and engineering blur to produce extraordinary innovations. At the forefront of this transformative field lies bioinstrumentation devices, the cutting-edge tools that seamlessly merge biological knowledge with engineering principles. From smart contact lenses that monitor vital signs to paper diagnostic devices to measure the quality of sperms, these remarkable devices hold the key to unlocking groundbreaking discoveries and transforming the landscape of healthcare. 

Medical Error as a Public Health Problem

Medical Error as a Public Health Problem

Ozi Ojukwu
Science & Nature

Medical error seems ironic, almost an oxymoron. How is it possible – nay, even imaginable – that healthcare providers with a minimum of eleven years of postsecondary education in the health sciences commit mistakes in the course of life-saving ministrations? And yet, it has happened enough that in 1999, the Institute of Medicine released a report showcasing the data on this topic: at that time, 44,000 – 98,000 people per year died from medical error. According to a 2016 British Medical Journal report, more than 250,000 people each year died from medical error. The researchers for this report calculated this figure from the studies reported since 1999 and extrapolated to the total number of U.S. hospital admissions in 2013 (Makary and Daniel, 2016). While these numbers seem small (by comparison, the United States had a population of 323 million in 2016), keep in mind that these are deaths occurring at the hands of highly trained professionals. Suffice it to say that one death from medical error is too many, doubtless 250,000 per year.

The Big Bang Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Existence

The Big Bang Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Existence

Zoha Imran
Science & Nature

Throughout history, humans have gazed at the sky, contemplating the celestial lights, including the sun, the moon, and beyond. In those ancient moments, an insatiable curiosity ignited within them, urging them to seek answers about the origins of the cosmos. Over time, this burning curiosity has been passed down, compelling generations to develop theories in pursuit of one timeless question: Where did it all come from?

Do We Humans Deserve to Have a Geological Period Named After Us?

Do We Humans Deserve to Have a Geological Period Named After Us?

Matthew Xiao
Science & Nature

Nature has been an integral part of human society throughout history—from religion to poetry to our very livelihood. Today the relevance of nature lives on, redressed in the language of science. One scientific concept linking humanity with nature is the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch that describes the current period where human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and ecosystems. 

One Giant Leap for Mankind: Humanity Steps into Cosmos

One Giant Leap for Mankind: Humanity Steps into Cosmos

Zoha Imran
Science & Nature

Human space travel stands as a testament to our innate curiosity and relentless pursuit of exploration. From Yuri Gagarin's orbit around the Earth in 1961 to the ongoing achievements of the International Space Station, each milestone has shaped our understanding of the universe and advanced human capabilities. As we examine human space travel's history and current state, it is important to anticipate the future. Space exploration is poised for remarkable breakthroughs with plans to return to the Moon and establish a sustainable presence, and the potential for manned missions to Mars.

A Brief Introduction to the Slavic Languages

A Brief Introduction to the Slavic Languages

Savannah Hinson Rivas
International Affairs, Science & Nature

The ‘Golden Age’ is a label applied to the period in Russia’s literary history which saw the rise of and prevalence of the movements of Romanticism, Realism, and Classicism. Beginning in the 19th century and centered in Moscow (Buckler, et al.), the authors of this Golden Age are familiar to Western tongues: Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol. In his groundbreaking work on Fyodor Dostoevsky, Dostoevsky: A Writer in His Time, scholar Joseph Frank conducts an exhaustive study of, among other books, The Brothers Karamazov and traces the author’s common themes within his work; themes such as “man lifted up” as well as the “inherent stupidity of man” are common throughout (903). Thematically, the Golden Age addressed moral, ethical, and religious dilemmas, all of which are present in The Brothers Karamazov and Dostoevsky’s other major work, Crime and Punishment.

The Big Bang Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Existence

The Big Bang Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Existence

Zoha Imran
Science & Nature

Throughout history, humans have gazed at the sky, contemplating the celestial lights, including the sun, the moon, and beyond. In those ancient moments, an insatiable curiosity ignited within them, urging them to seek answers about the origins of the cosmos. Over time, this burning curiosity has been passed down, compelling generations to develop theories in pursuit of one timeless question: Where did it all come from?

Inside the Mind of a Psychopath

Inside the Mind of a Psychopath

Sbeyde Herrera
Science & Nature

Whether we recognize the psychopath as the serial murderer in a film or the unexpressive character in a book, we have a harder time acknowledging them in our real world. Psychopathic individuals can be hard to recognize in a world crawling with mental illnesses because, unlike the physical symptoms we see in severe mental illnesses, such as hallucinations, agitation, or hostility, psychopaths do not completely manifest signs of any physical sort. So then, what are the distinctive personality characteristics that set psychopaths apart, and what causes them? 

Do We Humans Deserve to Have a Geological Period Named After Us?

Do We Humans Deserve to Have a Geological Period Named After Us?

Matthew Xiao
Science & Nature

Nature has been an integral part of human society throughout history—from religion to poetry to our very livelihood. Today the relevance of nature lives on, redressed in the language of science. One scientific concept linking humanity with nature is the Anthropocene, a proposed geological epoch that describes the current period where human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and ecosystems. 

FOXP2 Explained

FOXP2 Explained

Savannah Hinson Rivas
Science & Nature

Our story begins in Britain in 1990. Sixteen members of a large, three-generational family, known by scientists as KE, exhibited severe orofacial dyspraxia, a condition that affects movement and coordination. Their speech was at times unintelligible, and they exhibited deficits in morphological production, struggling to inflect words for the simple past tense and the plural (Watkins, 2011). They were treated by a genetics clinic, and their story quickly attracted the attention of researchers. Hurst and colleagues (1990) established that dyspraxia was inherited – as opposed to derived from environmental factors – possibly even Mendelian, and outlined the case histories. Adding to the mystery, the researchers noted that intelligence and hearing were all normal.

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