Resveratrol - 2009's Miracle Compound Du Jour

Resveratrol - 2009's Miracle Compound Du Jour

Most people won't eat two cups of blueberries a day but tell them a cup of red wine will make them healthier and they seem downright happy.   Red wine has cultural and historical mystique…
Stress Really Can Give You Gray Hair

Stress Really Can Give You Gray Hair

Graying hairs that crop up with age could be more than just nature, they could be signs of stress, according to a new report in the June 12 issue of Cell.  The researchers say that the kind of "…
Dog's 'Guilty Look' Is All In Your Head

Dog's 'Guilty Look' Is All In Your Head

Can you tell when your dog has done something wrong by his appearance?   Not really, says Alexandra Horowitz, Assistant Professor from Barnard College in New York, in Behavioural Processes.…
How Well Do You Know Anatomy?

How Well Do You Know Anatomy?

A study of patients and members of the public has shown that most lack even basic knowledge of human anatomy. The research, featured in the journal BMC Family Practice, found that people were…
Academic Science Careers Bad for Women?

Academic Science Careers Bad for Women?

This study on "Gender Differences at Critical Transitions in the Careers of Science" is now old news, but it hasn't answered many of the questions we're interested in about women in academic science…