Bisphenol A (BPA) in high quantity can harm people, just like almost anything. BPA has been labeled a concern by some because of its ability to be an endocrine disruptor that hijacks the normal…

Super-Typhoon Haiyan is bringing the maximum sustained winds of a Category 5 hurricane - 195 MPH, making it among the strongest storms ever recorded. Warnings are in effect for the Philippines and…

If you are not a celiac, there are numerous reasons not to jump on the gluten-free fad. Gluten-free products are nutrient poor, they're high in sugar, contain preservatives and are made with refined…

Narcissus, the physically flawless character of Greek mythology, wound up falling in love with his own reflection. It isn't a good role model, and for that reason it is an insult thrown around by…

From gluten allergy and hypoallergenic pets, to avoiding the flu shot because of an egg allergy, there are a lot of common myths and misconceptions about allergies. The power of the Internet is such…

A bio patch  bone-regeneration kit uses a collagen platform seeded with particles containing the genes needed for producing bone to regenerate missing or damaged bone - basically, it puts DNA…

These days I am trying to reconstruct some stories from my old experiment, CDF. The CDF experiment was conceived in 1979 and constructed in the early eighties at the Fermi laboratories in Batavia,…

Cocaine addicts may become trapped in drug binges not because they are always seeking euphoric highs but rather to avoid emotional lows, says a study in Psychopharmacology. Rutgers…

I-522, the initiative in Washington state that would have required special labels for foods that are genetically modified (a gene has been transferred from another organism to express a natural trait…

Black holes, with gravitational forces so strong that not even light can escape them, come in a variety of sizes. On the smaller end of the scale are the stellar-mass black holes that are formed…