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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N.Y. town still baffled by mysterious ticsIn the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
Exclusive: Doctors cheating in dermatology examsDoctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.
The 'forbidden fruit' of medicinal mushroomsPaul Stamets was shy as a child; he couldn't look people in the eyes, so he stared at the ground. That's where he found mushrooms.
Why I became a triathleteSenior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.
Doctor fights mental health stigmaAs Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.
Brain bank examines hard hitsThe world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.
Opinion: How our doctors do harmThe cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.
No stress relief for stress writer"I see here you'll be staying overnight," says the woman at the surgery check-in, fixing me with a soothing beam.
