Education is one of the rare industries with a powerful union, no incentive based pay and where generally the worst performers get more money yet is still regarded as not very good. Improving…

American paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope, died on 12 Apr 1897. Cope is best remembered for his rivalry with O.C. Marsh, often referred to as the Great Bone Wars. These two antagonists shared a lot…

A team of scientists from around the globe has determined that a drastic change in the climate of tropical Africa may have significantly driven early human evolution. Among the findings: A transition…

It's unclear if vitamin C supplements reduce cancer risk. They may actually increase it. Fat in the stomach may cause vitamin C to promote, rather than prevent, the formation of certain cancer…

It's done - the independent sequence and assembly of the six billion base pairs from the genome of one person, Craig Venter of the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), has been completed. Two general…

Scientists have found monoclonal antibodies which may make a successful Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) vaccine a reality. Hepatitis treatment is expensive and only successful in half of patients. Untreated…

Nothing starts a debate in the medical community like death. Abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, all controversial subjects; three anesthesiologists and a medical ethicist tackle the last one…

DNA is one of the most popular building blocks of nanotechnology and is commonly used to construct ordered nanoscale structures with controlled architectures. For the most part, DNA is looked upon as…

Nutrients taken from avocados are able to thwart oral cancer cells, killing some and preventing pre-cancerous cells from developing into actual cancers, according to researchers at Ohio State…

Purging is often associated with bulimics, who eat large quantities of food and then vomit. A University of Iowa professor says that purging is its own disorder, distinct because it involves women…