Anopheles mosquito; courtesy of iStockphoto/abadonian In the long fight against malaria , progress finally seems to be coming, if incrementally. The number of people who died from malaria in 2010 fell 5 percent from the previous year and has dropped 26 percent from 2000 levels, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report . [More]
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Alcohol abuse does its neurological damage more quickly in women than in men, new research suggests. The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that is prompting researchers to consider whether the time is ripe for single-gender treatment programs for alcohol-dependent women and men. [More]
Read More »Women’s Response to Alcohol Suggests Need for Gender-Specific Treatment Programs
Alcohol abuse does its neurological damage more quickly in women than in men, new research suggests. The finding adds to a growing body of evidence that is prompting researchers to consider whether the time is ripe for single-gender treatment programs for alcohol-dependent women and men.
Read More »2-foot tall Indian woman named world’s shortest
Jyoti Amge wants to be Bollywood star, thankful her small size has brought her recognition
Read More »Protect Your Business From the European Meltdown. Now.
Every money manager I interview is worried that Europe could blow any day now. Here's how to make sure your business survives.
Read More »Video: Aspiring musician meets her idol
The Make-a-Wish Foundation helps an aspiring musician dealing with a debilitating disease play a duet with her idol.
Read More »Chimp research restrictions underway, gov’t says
New restrictions will make chimp research "last resort," National Institutes of Health said
Read More »‘Most’ Biomedical Chimp Research Declared ‘Unnecessary’ by Federal Agency
By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine In a watershed moment for chimpanzee research, the U.S. [More]
Read More »‘Most’ Biomedical Chimp Research Declared ‘Unnecessary’ by Federal Agency
By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine In a watershed moment for chimpanzee research, the U.S. [More]
Read More »Motions Unmask Moods
None of us can stand perfectly still. No matter how hard we try, our bodies constantly make small adjustments, causing us to sway slightly as we stand.
Read More »Motions Unmask Moods
None of us can stand perfectly still. No matter how hard we try, our bodies constantly make small adjustments, causing us to sway slightly as we stand. A new study finds that people with bipolar disorder tend to sway more than those who are unaffected, which may lead to new ways to treat and diagnose the illness.
Read More »Speaking Out on the "Quiet Crisis" (preview)
When Shirley Ann Jackson was in elementary school in the 1950s, she would prowl her family’s backyard, collecting bumblebees, yellow jackets and wasps. She would bottle them in mayonnaise jars and test which flowers they liked best and which species were the most aggressive
Read More »Speaking Out on the "Quiet Crisis" (preview)
When Shirley Ann Jackson was in elementary school in the 1950s, she would prowl her family’s backyard, collecting bumblebees, yellow jackets and wasps. She would bottle them in mayonnaise jars and test which flowers they liked best and which species were the most aggressive.
Read More »The First African-American Woman to Receive a Doctorate from M.I.T. Champions the Dividends of Education
The president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., came to that job in 1999 with a stellar resume. Besides being the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shirley Ann Jackson headed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission during the Clinton administration and was a physicist at Bell Laboratories and other notable research institutions
Read More »The First African-American Woman to Receive a Doctorate from M.I.T. Champions the Dividends of Education
The president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., came to that job in 1999 with a stellar resume. Besides being the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Shirley Ann Jackson headed the U.S
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