Month: July 2011

White dwarfs are the burned-out cores of stars like our sun. Astronomers have discovered a…

High doses of the hormone progesterone can kill neuroblastoma cells while leaving healthy cells unscathed,…

Raising taxes on cigarettes, a public health measure used by governments to encourage people to…

A major new review of scientific knowledge on kava — a plant used to make…

A health-care delivery model called patient-centered medical home increased the percentage of diabetes patients who…

If genetically modified Atlantic salmon were to escape from captivity they could succeed in breeding…

Lung diseases in the Middle East range from the centuries-old pulmonary tuberculosis to modern manifestations…

Stem cell therapy may restore cognition in patients with brain cancer who experience functional learning…

Farmers who spray insecticides against aphids as a preventative measure only achieve a short-term effect…