Forget the Past

Have you ever wanted to forget something like a family member dying or going through bullying? According to Dr. Marijn Kroes, a postdoctoral...

My Father and Coronary Bypass Surgery

According to the Texan Heart Institute, each year more than 230,000 people in the U.S. have had successful bypass surgeries. It is the most...

Herd Immunity and Vaccinations

    On April 22nd, 2014, the Colorado Senate failed to pass House Bill 1288, which would have required parents who didn’t want their...

Stress: Not so Bad in Moderation

“I think stress definitely had negative impacts on me,” says Rachel Wiggans, age 18. “I usually got sick more often because of stress....

You Might Have Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder

“I will regularly go to bed after one in the morning and get less than four hours of sleep…Yeah, actually, a lot of...

Can a Simple Light Improve Your Mood?

Could merely sitting by a light improve your mood on those days where you just are annoyed by everything? “I lay by the...

Vitamin D May Reduce One’s Likelihood of Developing Type 1 Diabetes

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in September 2006 at the age of ten, I was completely shocked. My life had...

Infographic: Main Side Effects for Common Epilepsy Medications

Side Effects of Epilepsy Medicines Alexis Gray Katie Judson This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs...

Type-1 Diabetes: A Life-Changing Diagnosis

I was three when I was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. After I began “taking several extra trips to the bathroom and...

Why do we have a flu season?

While the winter is a great time for rejoice and celebration, it comes with the title of the “flu season.” In a study...