The CRISPR Era Is Here
When Victoria Gray was still a baby, she started howling so inconsolably during a bath that she was rushed to the emergency room. The diagnosis was sickle-cell disease,…
Read more The CRISPR Era Is HereTag: Blood vessels
Everything I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Is Wrong
Having caught a cold every month since my kid started day care, I’ve devoted a lot of time recently to the indignity of unclogging my nose. I’m blowing,…
Read more Everything I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Is Wrong
Does Using Weed Cause Vasodilation
At some point, you must have experienced a bloated face, red and puffy eyes, as well as dehydrated skin after smoking. Have you ever stopped to think and…
Read more Does Using Weed Cause Vasodilation
It’s the Best Time in History to Have a Migraine
Here is a straightforward, clinical description of a migraine: intense throbbing headache, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and noise, lasting for hours or days. And here is…
Read more It’s the Best Time in History to Have a Migraine
What Fatigue Really Means
Alexis Misko’s health has improved enough that, once a month, she can leave her house for a few hours. First, she needs to build up her energy by…
Read more What Fatigue Really Means
I Was Allergic to Cats. Until Suddenly, I Wasn’t.
Of all the nicknames I have for my cat Calvin—Fluffernutter, Chonk-a-Donk, Fuzzy Lumpkin, Jerky McJerkface—Bumpus Maximus may be the most apt. Every night, when I crawl into bed,…
Read more I Was Allergic to Cats. Until Suddenly, I Wasn’t.