Diabetes Cases are Increasing in American Youth
June 26, 2017
Diabetes Cases are Increasing in American Youth
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New Stem Cell Cancer Treatment is on its way to Human Testing
New Stem Cell Cancer Treatment is on its way to Human Testing
June 2, 2017
In a previous post, we discussed how removing a glioblastoma tumor—one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer—can actually make the tumor’s remnants grow more quickly.
This Important Food Safety Instruction is often Missing in Cookbooks
This Important Food Safety Instruction is Often Missing in Cookbooks
May 30, 2017
I love cooking: the smells, the spices, the science... Making food and water safer to consume stacks right up there with the use of tools and fire as the oldest human experiments.
Fruit Fly Mating Mixup May Be Driving Species Toward Extinction
Fruit Fly Mating Mixup May Be Driving Species to Extinction
March 17, 2017
Be honest, how many times have you looked at a hornet and called it a yellowjacket, seen a stink bug in your home and worried it could be a kissing bug or mixed up the various species of flies and ticks?
Binge Drinking Tells the Brain to Binge Eat
Binge Drinking Tells the Brain to Binge Eat
May 17, 2017
When I first started college, one aspect of campus nightlife completely mystified me. Every Saturday night, a run-down, silver food truck called Uncle Dickie’s set up shop on the edge of the campus frat quad, party central, and at around 12:30 a.m., shambling students would drift towards the truck in search of greasy fries drenched in fake cheese.
MRIs Could Help Predict Whether Infants at High Risk Will Develop Autism
MRIs Could Help Predict Whether Infants at High Risk Will Develop Autism
May 12, 2017
Radiation In Space Could Be Harmful to Far-Travelling Astronauts
Radiation in Space Could Be Harmful to Far-Travelling Astronauts
May 12, 2017
Star Trek makes it look so easy. In that universe, one can conquer physics by travelling at faster-than-possible warp speed, beat computing and math by disintegrating someone at one point and building them back up at another, and surpass laws of thermodynamics with phaser beams.
Friends and Family Could Sabotage Your Diet
Friends and family could sabotage your diet
May 10, 2017
When you’re trying to lose weight, there are often obstacles to overcome. My fiancée and I have been dieting and exercising to get ready for our wedding, and to just be healthier in general, but there always seems to be something that gets in the way.
Duke researchers may have found the recipe for better safe fuel
Duke researchers may have found the recipe for better safe fuel
April 21, 2017
Natural gas may be much cleaner than coal, but it has some surprisingly filthy qualities.
This 'smart plant' factor could lead to stronger crops
This 'smart plant' factor could lead to stronger crops
April 20, 2017
Plants may be smarter than we give them credit for. They do not have brains, and therefore do not think in the same way that humans and other animals do, but they have intricate systems in place that compute the best response to the challenges of daily life.