Boston Globe -- Health and Science
Seeds of a solutionWOODS HOLE - It reads more like science fiction than any real solution to global warming: Fertilizing the sea to create plankton blooms that suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the air.
Let the post-diet era beginIs permanent, significant weight loss really possible? If you're talking merely 10 to 20 pounds - and nobody knows the actual figure - you probably can diet and exercise your way to a svelter self and stay there, provided you stick with your weight control program rigorously. Forever.
The powerhouse 'pirate' of the math classroomPerhaps the most repeated story in the legend of Paul Sally - the mathematician and 74-year-old Roslindale native who is known around the University of Chicago as "Professor Pirate" - involves a man dangling from the top floor balcony of a large atrium hotel at a mathematics conference many years ago. The man had made the mistake of telling Sally ...
Why is electricity transferred at high voltages when we use 120 volts?There's a really good reason not to make voltages low until the point where they're about to be used, and to keep them as high as possible as long as possible.
Cancer investigators honoredAngelika Amon of MIT and Dr. Todd R. Golub of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Broad Institute will receive the 2007 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The prize recognizes contributions to understanding the treatment of cancer made by scientists under the age of 45.
Some jobs may be more likely to cause illnessAUTOIMMUNE DISEASE An autoimmune disease is a condition in which our immune system betrays our body and begins to attack our own tissues. Millions of Americans are afflicted with autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and scleroderma. Since previous studies have suggested that autoimmune disease might arise from exposure to viruses, environmental hazards, and industrial chemicals ...
What exactly is the condition normal-pressure hydrocephalus?An estimated 375,000 Americans have a condition called normal-pressure hydrocephalus, or NPH, which is often misdiagnosed as either Alzheimer's disease because memory is impaired in both cases or as Parkinson's because gait is affected in both, said Dr. Peter Black, chief of neurosurgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Even CT and MRI scans often can't tell the difference between these ...
CalendarWEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 Wired science New one-hour television series takes Wired magazine to the TV screen. 8 - 9 p.m. on WGBH. Go to wgbh.org. Science of emotions The Radcliffe Institute Fellows' Presentation Series continues with "Mind Bugs: The Science of Ordinary Prejudice." 3:30 p.m., 34 Concord Ave., Cambridge. Go to radcliffe.edu. THURSDAY, OCT. 4 Family night Harvard Smithsonian Center ...
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West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece, health officials sayWest Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
Would you get selective reduction?For women carrying multiple fetuses, a medical argument for reducing that number is clear. But the decision isn't always clear-cut.
She drops 100 pounds, gains new worldI come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.
For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacksAll those late nights spent trolling Facebook, texting friends, and cramming for tests may be taking a toll on teenagers' diets, a new study suggests.
Build-it-yourself playground helps kids imagineHe's designed everything from upscale hotels and restaurants to the sets for Broadway plays and the Academy Awards ceremony.
In mine's confines, survival instincts prevailThe health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them.
FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggsFederal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for someOverweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.
West Nile virus kills 13 in GreeceWest Nile Virus has killed 14 people in northern Greece and sickened 142, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.
Flu 2010: 5 things you should knowOhio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know.
