The US Wants Cuba’s Lung Cancer Vaccine

As US government regulated restrictions around Cuba slowly ease, a few things have come to light. One being that Cuba hosts some of the world’s leading biotech and medical research. Now, the US is looking to bring a promising lung cancer vaccine from the Caribbean nation stateside. Called Civamax, the vaccination spurs the body into releasing antibodies that can prevent lung tumors from metastasizing, making …

How Nomophobic Are You?

Nomophobia—it’s a new term derived from “no mobile phone phobia” that describes the anxiety people experience when they’ve been separated from their cells. You can now measure your own levels of nomophobia through a 20-question survey from two Iowa State University social psychologists who are hoping to use the answers to inform nomophobia research. While the questionnaire is currently available on New York Magazine, you’ll …

Cornell Renames Institute After Carl Sagan

Cornell University’s Institute for Pale Blue Dots is being renamed the Carl Sagan Institute: The Pale Blue Dot and Beyond in honor of the late astrophysicist and former Cornell faculty member. After Sagan’s wife and collaborator Ann Druyan visited the science center to give a speech, she was inspired by the innovative work being done and proposed the name change saying, “If Carl was alive, …