Parasite Drugs
Drugs now used for osteoporosis may be able to knock out parasites, too.
Smoking and Cavities
Second-hand smoke can lead to more cavities in children
Polio Cancer Cure
Modified polio virus can be used to treat gliomas-- certain kinds of brain cancers
Food Variety
How too much variety on your dinner plate can add up to inches on your waistline- because your satiety mechanism partially works by limiting your intake of the same tastes.
Behavioral Neuroscience
Studying behaviors and brains of a menagerie of animals to better understand how the brain governs behavior
Ethnic Drug Resistance
How your cultural heritage could affect how your body processes medicines and chemotherapies.
Cancer-Preventing Drugs
Instead of looking for drugs to treat cancer, some researchers are looking to prevent cancer with known causes thanks to some populations in China
Crayfish Reflexes
How the escape reflex of a the crayfish can teach scientists about behavior in humans
Fat into Cartilage
Fat cells have been tranformed into cartialage cells with the help of a vitamin-rich goo.
Hearing Loss
Why is your hearing dull or muffled after a loud concert? (because there's some damage after exposure, that heals if left alone, but becomes permanent if exposed constantly)
Lead and Learning
How lead can limit the learning abilities of children, as shown in rats
Alzheimer’s Vaccine
A vaccine for Alzheimer's disease is beginning the first phase of human trials.
Cancer Vaccines
Why can't you treat cancer with a cancer vaccine? (Researchers are working on treatments.)
Stem Cells & Parkinson’s
Ethical issues prevent human embryonic stem cells from being studied widely as a treatment for Parkinson's disease
20/20 Vision
Is it possible to have better than 20/20 vision? (yes, but it's limited by corneal aberrations)
Life Expectancy
Human life expectancy should eventually level off to around 85 years or so-- not keep exceeding expectations like it has in the last 100 years.
Autoimmunity and Women
How pregnancy makes women susceptible to autoimmune diseases, and may shed light on other causes of autoimmune diseases
Obesity and Dopamine
How overeating in obesity may be caused by insensitive dopamine receptors in the brain
Insulin Inhaler
An inhaler that allows diabetics to get their insulin by breathing it in
Alcohol and the Heart
How alcohol is the key ingredient in liquor that aids heart health
Nervous Stomach
Why does your stomach get upset when you're nervous? (tension in stomach muscle, just like you can get a tension headache-- a muscle spasm)
Dog Belly Button
Do dogs have a belly button? (yes, look for the hair whorl on his tummy)