Health

The days get longer, birds start chirping, and flowers start blooming. And then there’s the uproarious sneezing and nose-blowing of itchy, red-eyed humans cursed with allergies. Allergies seem fairly common,...

It is an exciting time for all things neuroscience. President Obama’s BRAIN initiative is dedicated to funding much-needed research on the brain—what Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes...

In 1917, the “Radium Girls” were plastered over the covers of newspapers all across the United States. They were factory workers painting watch dials with glow-in-the-dark paint; to get fine paintbrush...

“The Shocking Effect of Soy on BOTH Sexes!”   “10 Reasons to Never Drink Soy Milk”   We’ve all seen news headlines like these and we’re all thoroughly confused. Soy is one...

If we can put a man on the moon, why can’t we cure cancer? It’s been forty-five years since President Nixon started the “War on Cancer” by signing the National Cancer Act of 1971, which has since...

It’s the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The aquatic stadium is filled with tense energy, a buzz of anticipation; all eyes are on the most decorated Olympian of all time as he takes the center lane. As he does...

“New Tool Changes Biology Forever.” “Magic Biological Wand Takes Over Labs Across the Country.” “Welcome to the Modern Era of Molecular Biology.” Such headlines dominated the front pages...

If you focus on the chair that you’re sitting on, you can consciously feel the stiffness of its surface, the way your legs are positioned, and maybe the way your fingers are hovered over the mouse or...

Quantum computing is perhaps Silicon Valley's biggest buzzword. After Google and NASA jumped on the bandwagon several years ago — first with D-Wave Systems, then striking out on their own — the excitement...

“Refined sugar” is a phrase that strikes fear in our hearts. As consumers, we’re all too familiar with America’s war on sugar. Deemed a “silent killer,” sugar is identified as a major cause of...