MEN AND WOMEN can’t feel each other’s pain. Literally. We have different biological pathways for chronic pain, which means pain-relieving drugs that work for one sex might fail in the other half of the population. So why don’t we have pain medicines designed just for men or women? The reason is simple: Because no one has looked for

Teeth and Bones: Doctor Anita Radini and Her Investigations of Ancient Civilizations by  Christiana I. Killian, Ph.D. The usual image of a medieval scribe is of a tonsured monk bending over an intricate manuscript: a labor of love and an artistic triumph that transfers knowledge from one generation to the next. But always – a

Dear Patients, Friends and Colleagues, As 2018 draws to a close, we reflect on all that we have accomplished with your support this past year and all the things for which we’re thankful.  We are so fortunate to be part of such a committed network of scholars, research scientists and benefactors who take such an

Dr. Marianne J. Legato — Gender Medicine Expert and UpSpringMedical Advisor — recently shared with BuzzFeed Parents some surprising facts about male infertility you probably did not know. 1. Retrograde ejaculation — where semen goes into the bladder instead of out of the penis — is a very real thing. Diabetes and some medications can cause this

The winner of the midterm elections: Science Though ballots are still being counted in almost a dozen states, there was one clear winner from Tuesday’s elections: Science. Seven first-time members of congress have engineering, math, technology or medical backgrounds, and another six kept their seats in hotly contested races. Arguably, scientific knowledge has never been

We have all heard about the health benefits of green tea, thought to be a powerful antioxidant that helps keep body cells healthy. It’s no longer simply a way to end a meal, or a break in the middle of the day. There are green tea cakes and puddings, cookies and popsicles. You can grab

Thoughts on the Second Sex: What the World Thinks of Women I have lived a life of privilege in a society where my education and opportunities to contribute to others are respected and acknowledged. But most women in the world are not as fortunate: the horrendous injustices and abuses that the majority have experienced (and

Picking up the morning paper these days is almost guaranteed to deepen a pervasive and chronic sense of hopelessness and dismay on scanning the issues that crowd just the front page. The October 8th issue of the New York Times’ lead article by Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis reported the latest data on what is

Last fall, the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine sponsored a well-attended program in New York City on Alzheimer’s Disease (“Changing Minds: USC’s Approach to Alzheimer’s”) to discuss the groundbreaking research they are actively pursuing.  The program focused on treatments the Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) was looking to advance. As part of

Nearly 50 years ago, astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke those famous words as he descended from the ladder of Apollo 11’s Lunar Excursion Module (LEM) to step onto the surface of the Moon, the first astronaut ever to do so. Many believe that was NASA’s finest moment. But in reality NASA has had many memorable successes