Diana Kwon
Science Journalist at Freelance
Independent journalist covering life sciences, health, and academia. Bylines in @sciam @Nature @KnowableMag & others. She/her https://t.co/EOv3YVXtKF
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5 days ago |
nature.com | Diana Kwon
In February, the online image repositoryDiscoverLife, which contains nearly 3 million photographs of different species, started to receive millions of hits to its website every day — a much higher volume than normal. At times, this spike in traffic was so high that itslowed the site downto the point that it became unusable. The culprit? Bots.
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2 weeks ago |
nature.com | Diana Kwon
If you’ve ever had a biopsy, you — or at least, your excised tissues — have been seen by a pathologist. “Pathology is the cornerstone of diagnosis, especially when it comes to cancer,” says Bo Wang, a computer scientist at the University of Toronto in Canada. But pathologists are increasingly under strain. Globally, demand is outstripping supply, and many countries are facing shortages. At the same time, pathologists’ jobs have become more demanding.
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2 weeks ago |
brainfacts.org | Diana Kwon
Published22 May 2025 Author Diana Kwon Source Knowable Magazine iStock/Jacob WackerhausenAbout two millennia ago, the Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen suggested that melancholia — depression brought on by an excess of “black bile” in the body — contributed to cancer.
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2 weeks ago |
nacion.com | Diana Kwon
Hace unos dos milenios, los médicos griegos Hipócrates y Galeno sugirieron que la melancolía —depresión provocada por un exceso de “bilis negra” en el organismo— contribuía al cáncer. Desde entonces, numerosos investigadores han estudiado la relación entre el cáncer y la mente, y algunos han llegado a sugerir que algunas personas tienen una personalidad propensa al cáncer o “tipo C”. La mayoría de los investigadores rechaza ahora la idea de una personalidad propensa al cáncer.
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2 weeks ago |
fhicommunications.com | Diana Kwon
Studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors — could beta blockers slow them down? Most researchers now reject the idea of a cancer-prone personality. But they still haven’t settled what influence stress and other psychological factors can have on the onset and progression of cancer.
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