Month: February 2011

A group of chemical compounds used by a species of tropical seaweed to ward off…

When it comes to curing skin infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus),…

By studying collections of a marine bryozoan that date back to a famous 1901 expedition…

The current focus on medical errors isn’t quite as new as it seems. A new…

Climate change is already having an effect on the safety of the world’s food supplies…

For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from…

Climatologists have known for decades that airborne particles called aerosols can have a powerful impact…

Gastric bypass surgery appears to lead to better long-term results including greater weight loss, resolution…

Most people cross borders such as doorways or state lines without thinking much about it….