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Is it all in your head?: Understanding migraines and what they do to the body

While nearly everyone has experienced them at least once, there is still a lot that we can learn about migraines and headaches.

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Were face shields ever the answer? Reexamining airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

Face shields have been a part of the Philippines’ pandemic protocols since 2020, but are they really all they’re made out to be?

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A closer look at the nature of SARS-CoV-2 strains

When a viral genome has one or more mutations distinct from the original virus, it is identified as a variant.

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Have yourself a merry (little) noche buena

During the holidays, we tend to ask ourselves if our stomachs are fuller than our dinner tables, what exactly is food coma, and just how we could relieve ourselves.

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Building resilience and saving communities through adaptive infrastructure

By 2050, the IPCC observes that global sea levels will increase by 15 to 25 centimeters—putting millions of individuals at risk.

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How microbial vaccines promise a pandemic-free future

Familiar to us in our biofuels, drugs, and even food additives, these high-value molecules are sources of our everyday essentials.

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Are the kids alright? A look into child development in the pandemic

This is an unprecedented shift in the way children develop, and scientists are still trying to understand the extent of its impact.

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Bridging the science of fear and cinema in elements of horror

Although we may presume that we could better live off without it, fear is more of a friend than a foe.

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What keeps you up at night? Examining sleep paralysis

Despite being accompanied by cultural connotations of spirits or demons, sleep paralysis is nowhere near supernatural.

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Neigh or nay?: On ivermectin and treatments against COVID-19

It has been over a year since COVID-19 brought the world to a halt in March 2020.  It is unsurprising, then, that people are desperate for the pandemic to be over. Some go as far as taking drugs not indicated for use against COVID-19, and sometimes in forms not meant for human consumption. An example…