“The power of deprivation when on a diet and the rebellion that comes with being told what to do/eat will cause the diet to fail.”

- Lifehacker/Vitals, 2/27/19

Paige Rogers, a 22-year-old with cystic fibrosis, tried an experimental therapy to treat her constant lung infections. Now she breathes a little easier. - Freethink, 11/28/18

A study provides new evidence for the idea that individual empathy differences are determined, at least in part, by genetics. - Lifehacker, 03/12/18

People like to tout the weight loss and mood-boosting effects of these diets, but experts say they can push some of us toward disordered eating. - Lifehacker, 02/20/18

Podcasts can provide lessons in listening to people you might find it hard to empathize with in person. - Woolly, 02/14/2018

Many offer more than sanitary products and snacks: they claim to be able to help regulate users’ hormones to make for a better period, both mentally and physically. - Lifehacker, 11/22/17

It's not seasonal depression, but another, less well-known phenomenon: the anniversary reaction. - Lifehacker, 11/7/17

These activists are harnessing the power of VR to tackle everything from abortion to workplace harassment. - Narratively, 11/1/17

A new study says the virtual reality beach helps reduce pain and anxiety during dental procedures. - TONIC/VICE, 6/14/17

Millennials are turning anger into inspiration and using it as fuel to take action. - The Establishment, 4/28/17

The ability to broadcast emotions sounds like science fiction, but scientists believe this reality is closer than we might like to admit. - The Establishment, 2/4/17

At first I thought I was having a stroke. Then I find out this bizarre sleep disorder is more common than I ever imagined—and I finally learned how to shut it out. - Narratively, 12/13/16

Rather than set empathy aside, some in the field of political science and international relations are beginning to take it more seriously as a measure of—or tool for—good policy. - Quartz, 11/3/16

The recently launched Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF provides investors with a vehicle to bet on promising new immunotherapy treatments for cancer. - Institutional Investor, 6/7/16

Savvy asset managers believe recent advances in science and technology are about to usher in a new era of drug discovery and consumer-oriented, data-driven medicine. - Institutional Investor, 1/4/16

In the wake of a record-breaking IPO, the CEO of the Alzheimer's drug maker envisions treating cognitive decline like any other chronic disease. - Instutional Investor, 9/8/2015

Many researchers aren’t sure that science has reached the point where connections can so confidently be drawn between diet and cognitive health. - The 2x2 Project, Summer 2014 (See page 20)

The more traditional generals in the drug war are skeptical of, if not morally opposed to, this focus on harm reduction over use reduction. But decades of medical research show that syringe exchange works to combat disease. - Columbia Journalism School Master's Project, May 2011