Cortisol: 8 Tips for Reducing Levels
Leigh Haugh Cortisol is a stress hormone released in the body. The main roles of cortisol are to raise blood…
Biology
Measles in the Modern World
Jim Malone A recent outbreak of measles in Disneyland stirred up the old debate for and against vaccination. The fracas…
Telomere Research Making Immortality Reality?
For every extremely stressful year a person endures, their lifetime is shortened by six years on average. Being…
Conjoined Twins With Hope and Faith
The Mata family has hope and faith for their two daughters, a pair of conjoined twins born in…
Viruses Not Always Bad Guys
Lately “good bacteria” have been getting a lot attention in the media, as scientist uncover the role the…
Benefits of Brain Food and Supplementation
What kind of oats do you feed a billion dollar, champion racehorse? The horse is putting billions of…
Legacy of Eugenics in the United States
On March 11, 2003, Paul Lombardo, “a lawyer and professor of biomedical ethics at the University of Virginia,”…
Potential Source of New Antibiotics Found in Dirt
More and more diseases and infections are resistant to the current line-up of antibiotic regimens. However, scientists are…
Nitrogen Polluted New England Waterways Create Dead Zones Along the Coast
Shannon Malone New England is currently seeing the effects of a pollution problem that the United States is already far…
Parasitic Wasps Used as Ecological Pest Control to Protect California Citrus
Aiden Wolfe Though parasitic wasps may not sound like the most appealing of creatures, they could be the very saviors…