Latinos, Act Against HPV-Associated Throat Cancer
HPV-associated throat cancer is on the rise in men. With the typical patient being 50 to 60 years old, Black and Latino men are dying from the disease…
Month: October 2022
Liver Cancer Doesn’t Need to be Scary
October usually is a time when people think of leaves changing color, scary decorations, and pumpkins. Each October, I also think about liver cancer, …
The Unvape Generation keeps on growing
"I don't vape, because there's no point to it and I have better things to do with my life." That wisdom comes from Serenity, a pilot who is part of …
‘Last Roll of the Dice’: How a Cancer Clinical Trial Saved Timothy Leech
Timothy Leech just celebrated his 40th birthday when he got news that changed his life. Timothy was diagnosed with Stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma, a …
Do You Know Where Germs Live?
Did you know that germs are everywhere? The world is covered in germs! Everything has germs – every surface, material, and object, including your bo…
NASA To Host Briefing on Insight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Findings
Scientists from two Mars missions will discuss how they combined images and data for a major finding on the Red Planet.
Clinical Trial Identifies Potential Treatment for Asthma in Latino Children
Clinical trials can help researchers learn to better treat asthma – but they need diverse volunteers. Black and Latino children who have severe asth…
Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land on Mars
Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact.
Baby It’s COVID Outside
What’s the deal with COVID-19? Is the pandemic really over? Or should we brace for another wave of the coronavirus as winter approaches? While the n…
Curiosity Mars Rover Reaches Long-Awaited Salty Region
After years of climbing, the Mars rover has arrived at a special region believed to have formed as Mars’ climate was drying.