Cancer diagnosis is frightening, invasive, time-consuming, and expensive. And more than 1.6 million people get that cancer diagnosis every year in the United States. That’s a lot of biopsies and a lot of looking at cells under highly sensitive microscopes. . But what if detecting cancer in those samples was as simple as taking a … Read more
“Generally, fear of bugs falls into the creepy-crawly category, and most times, this is fear with a disgust component,” he says. “Cicadas are especially unusual, and the less familiar things are, the scarier they can be.” These feelings are likely part of an evolutionary mechanism to protect us. People are prone to avoid things … Read more
Bay Area Lyme Foundation: “Ticks Carrying Disease Found to be Abundant in Beach Areas, Similar to Woodlands, According to New Study.” Daniel Salkeld, PhD, research scientist, Colorado State University. John Aucott, MD, director, Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center. Kirsten Stein, board member, Bay Area Lyme Foundation. Weather.com: “It’s Been the Warmest Winter on … Read more