The latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented at the annual scientific conference of the Society for Reproductive Biology (SRB) conference in…

'Framing the debate' had its 15 minutes of fame, somewhere early in 2006, and since then has been revealed as little more than another word for 'spin' and, in a new study published in the journal…

Despite investments, community goodwill and some good ideas, a vexing question remains in the age of school reform: Why has so much hope and effort led to disappointment? Beginning in the late 1980s…

LONDON, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful acquisition of Drug Development Solutions ('DDS') in February, Chiltern, a leading contract research organization, announced today that it…

Misinterpreted fragments of leg bones, teeth and brow ridges found in Palau appear to be an archaeologist's undoing, according to researchers at three institutions. They say that the so-called dwarfs…

You may not know "Daredevil" if you are not a comic book guy - the Ben Affleck movie certainly didn't endear him to most of the public. Daredevil lost his sight in an accident but, shortly after…

SAN DIEGO and INDIANAPOLIS, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) in a conference call today provided context and additional…

FRIMLEY, England, August 27 /PRNewswire/ -- - Guidance Secures Access to Ranibizumab for all Suitable Patients on the NHS - NICE Confirms Final Details of Innovative Ranibizumab Reimbursement…

WASHINGTON, August 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Crude oil prices "could" fall below US$100 per barrel over the next 18 months on slowing worldwide demand and an increase in oil production, Energy Information…

Scientific happenings, big and small, on this day in history… But first, today’s quiz: What event, which took place on this day in 1883, produced the most violent explosion known in human history?…