Science Education & Policy

Roman-Era Skeleton May Be Early Tuberculosis Victim

The skeleton of a man discovered by archaeologists in a shallow grave on a construction site at the University of York could be one of one of Britain’s earliest victims of tuberculosis. He was interred in a shallow scoop in a flexed position, on his right ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 17 2008 - 8:38pm

Explaining Scotland's Health Deficit

Scotland’s cold and cloudy climate plays a large part in causing the chronic diseases that plague its people. Scots suffer more chronic disease than almost anywhere else among former Western block countries, but this could be turned around. For years scien ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 18 2008 - 9:59am

Green Glowing Stem Cells Lead To Baby Fat Cell Discovery

Controlling weight may as simple as finding immature, or “baby,” fat cells that lurk in the walls of the blood vessels that nourish fatty tissue, waiting for excess calories to help them grow into the adult monsters that pack on extra pounds. In addition, ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 19 2008 - 11:09am

What Is Saving You Worth? Holland Tackles Putting A Value On Life And Health Care

Is your life worth more than $130,000? In Holland, it isn't. The Council for Public Health and Healthcare (RVZ) recently advised that only those treatments which cost less than €80,000 to keep a patient alive in good health for a year longer should be ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 21 2008 - 10:50pm

Old-Fashioned Men Make More Money- Study

Timothy Judge, PhD, and Beth Livingston from the University of Florida say that sexism still exists and it has positive effects on income... if you're a man. Their study says men who believe in what they call traditional roles for women (whether they ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2008 - 4:37pm

Carbon Disclosure Project, Make Goals And Laws Clear, But Let's Also Have A McCain-Obama Debate About It

Global corporations view climate change as a driver of risk and opportunity but they'd like to know what works, what doesn't work and what the regulations will be before they make strategic investment decisions, according to this year's fin ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 22 2008 - 1:33am

Culture, Age, Sex- Why People Engage In 'Extreme' Drinking

Whether young people get drunk as a purposeful behavior or as an unintended consequence depends on what country they live in, according to new research on young people in seven countries. The research finds that young people's views on alcohol and dr ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2008 - 9:32am

Sorry Snickers- Half A Bar Of Chocolate Per Week, But Just The Dark Kind, Lowers Risk Of Heart Disease

If you've been reading all those studies on the benefits of chocolate and salivating at the thought of milk-chocolating your way to health and longevity, you're going to be disappointed. But if you aren't a choco-holic and just want to know ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 23 2008 - 6:46pm

Figuring Out 'Math' Dyslexia

Is there such a thing as 'math' dyslexia? Daniel Ansari, an assistant professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at The University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, is using bra ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2008 - 3:03pm

World Leaders Commit Billions To Tackle Malaria (Finally) But Tack On Some Porkbarrel Too

World leaders gathered today at the 2008 Millennium Development Goals Malaria Summit to endorse an ambitious new Global Malaria Action Plan and commit US $3 billion toward reducing the number of malaria deaths to near zero by 2015. ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2008 - 8:13pm