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While additional chatter “dilutes the impact of the critic,” Brantley says “I don’t think it eliminates the necessity of them.”

A team of Swedish scientists have created a nanoparticle capable of delivering non-toxic cancer-treatment drugs directly to tumors in the body which are biodegradable and traceable.

If you missed the White House Science Fair today — which you probably did — you can see the rebroadcast below, featuring hosts LeVar Burton and Bill Nye.  Here’s why […]

      We sometimes get risk wrong. We fear some things more than the evidence says we need to, and some things less than the evidence says we should. […]

The new manual psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness includes “Internet Use Disorder”, and erases the distinction between grieving over the loss of a loved one and full-blown depression. 

The U.S. Supreme Court determined that biotechnology companies are not allowed to patent genes. The Court has not gone far enough.

By building circuits out of DNA, researchers at Stanford have found a way to program the body’s cells with logic functions, similar to how computer chips work on larger scales.

            This blog often talks about risks that we fret over too much. Time to talk about one we worry about too little; the air we breath…indoors. For a number […]

Chris Conrad exposes the truth behind the myths and lies of hemp. 

A special molecule has been found by scientists that activates the body’s own tumor killing system, causing the death of cancerous tissue in mice while preserving the integrity of healthy cells.

 Dan Fagin’s new book “Toms River, A Story of Science and Salvation”, about a classic type of environmental story back in the 80s and 90s, the ‘cancer cluster’, is a […]

Cancer deaths in the US are down 20% since they peaked in 1991, a new American Cancer Association study reports. That’s very good news, no matter how you assess the data. […]

Scientists have identified a set of stem cells capable of generating new neurons in the brain which regulate appetite, overturning the idea that one’s desire for food was fixed by genetics for a lifetime.

So America, let me repeat, is more than ever a meritocracy defined by productivity.  Now, that’s not all we are.  And it’s far from bad news that we’ve gotten over […]

When you are trying to decide on what kind of doctor that you need for a particular problem first you have to think what kind of problem you have. So […]

Biologists have begun to discover just what a treasure trove the oceans’ coral reefs are in terms of finding potential cures to some of humanity’s worst diseases, despite threats to the reefs’ existence. 

Researchers in France have created a tiny new medical device, designed to be implanted beneath the skin, that uses enzymes to analyse the quality of a patient’s blood.

When seeking intellectual stimulation on the Internet, TED can be regarded as one of those special “signals within the noise”. The site releases one talk a day, helping to create […]

What secrets might one single biological pathway be harboring? The RAS family of proteins have a unique role.  They act as a sort of relay, an on/off switch, if you […]

Researchers at the University of Washington have determined the molecular structure of certain compounds found in beer that give the brew its bitter flavor and confer health benefits. 

You’ve heard it time and time again:  marriage is good for your health.  Studies have shown that married folks not only live longer but also enjoy better health than their […]

On the morning of March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as Boston police walked into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and 81 minutes later walked out with an estimated $500 […]

An increasingly coveted cancer treatment has Mary Mulcahy, MD, Northwestern University, asking when the harms of tough medicines outweigh the benefits they can realistically deliver. 

Jules Verne used the failed project as inspiration for his last adventure novel

There are some familiar facts and a few surprises in David McCandless’s fascinating new graphic, a visualization of how people died during the 20th century: (For a larger copy, click here.)  After finding […]

“Once you are a conscious being you have no choice but to be a change agent,” South African anti-apartheid heroine and academic Dr. Mamphela Ramphele told Charlie Rose—a rare male […]

Futurist and soon-to-be director of engineering at Google, Ray Kurzweil has made a habit of making predictions about future technology as accurate as they are bold. Now he wants to live longer. 

A chemical compound found in the skin of grapes has been shown to have substantial health benefits, but how the chemical affects humans, and how much of it is helpful, is under investigation. 

If you believe that the nonprofit sector has a serious role to play in changing the world, then you’ve got to see this TED talk, given by Dan Palotta, AIDSRide […]

The video below is a new public service announcement from the US FDA on the risks of drinking grapefruit juice when taking medication. We’ve known for over a couple of […]