/oss/taxonomy/term/534/all en /oss/article/medical-student-contributors-technology/nanogold-ruby-red-glass-possible-cancer-treatment <p>Though aesthetically pleasing, gold is scientifically quite boring. It is chemically inert, meaning it doesn’t easily react with other chemicals and remains shiny for long periods which is why it is prized in jewelry. But when it comes to tiny pieces of gold, only nanometers long, the science becomes far more interesting. These mini metal flecks of gold nanoparticles have potentially far-reaching applications.</p> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 15:53:48 +0000 Maya McKeown, B.Sc. 9594 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-general-science/olives-body-are-only-skin-deep <p>Does a mole on the nose testify to an insatiable lust in the bedroom? Strange as it may sound, some people in ancient Greece used to believe that. Moles were referred to in one early book as the olives of the body. By looking at the shape of a mole and its position, some claimed they could divine the future. It even had a name: moleomancy.</p> Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:56:03 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 8652 at /oss /oss/article/health/new-cancer-drugs-rally-bodys-troops-they-should-not-be-immune-criticism <hr /> <p><strong><span>Take-home message</span></strong></p> <ul> <li> <p><strong><span>“Cancer immunotherapy” means waking up your immune system so it can see and kill your cancer</span></strong></p> </li> <li> <p><strong><span>Some of these therapies have had moderate success, but they are very expensive, do not work for everyone, and can cause diseases like arthritis and inflammation of the large intestine</span></strong></p></li></ul> Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:13:06 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7199 at /oss /oss/article/health-general-science/cancer-what-scientists-know-versus-what-public-believes <p><span>Horror writer H.P. Lovecraft wrote in Supernatural Horror in Literature that “the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”. I would argue that nowhere is this more visible in modern medicine than where the “C” word is uttered.</span></p> <p>Cancer.</p> Thu, 03 May 2018 14:40:54 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7050 at /oss /oss/article/health-general-science/chicken-wearing-shoes <div>Imagine being an elderly woman, sipping her tea in an empty house, and suddenly seeing a girl entering through a closed door and vanishing. The apparition is crisp and well defined. Would you, as the woman did, wonder if your house was haunted?</div> <div> </div> <div>If you are as scientifically minded as I am, you may reject such a supernatural explanation and gravitate toward one of the many medical causes of visual hallucinations. Maybe the woman was psychiatrically ill. Maybe she was having a seizure. Maybe her tea contained the remnants of her wild days at Woodstock.</div> Wed, 06 Sep 2017 13:17:50 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 2620 at /oss