Apr 11 201214/11/12Nano-Particles Could Manufacture Cancer-Killing Drugs Inside Your BodyKristen Philipkoski16MIT researchers have built a nano-scale, drug-producing factory that could provide precision cancer tumor-killing…
Animals4/10/12Apr 10 20121Animals4/10/12AnimalsHoly Memorandum! The Secret to Bats' Super-Efficient Flight Could Help Make Better Military DronesKristen Philipkoski10When a team of biologists, physicists, and engineers at Brown University put their heads together to look at…
Apr 10 2012Save4/10/12Dental X-Rays Linked to the Most Common Brain TumorsKristen Philipkoski28Cancer researchers have found that certain types of dental X-rays significantly increased the incidence of the most…
Apr 10 201224/10/12Why Woodpeckers Don't Get Brain Damage From Pecking All DayKristen Philipkoski51If a human tried chopping wood with his head, he'd lose at least one eye and sustain permanent brain damage. But…
Apr 9 2012Save4/9/12Tough Times Are Written in Your DNA; Good Thing You Can Erase ThemKristen Philipkoski8You've seen the reports that individuals with a lower economic and social status suffer from poor health more often…
Apr 9 2012Save4/9/12Sephora's New Site Is Crack for Beauty JunkiesKristen Philipkoski25Shopping for makeup should be fun. And it should not happen at Amazon. It's unnatural to buy your mascara at the…
Design4/5/12Apr 5 2012SaveDesign4/5/12DesignThe Gorgeous Spiral Staircase You Can Put Literally AnywhereKristen Philipkoski29Why should a staircase only be for getting to the next floor? The modular and portable nature of the Elementstair,…
Apr 5 201224/5/12Scientists Find First Definitive Genetic Links to AutismKristen Philipkoski82Scientists have uncovered several gene mutations that sharply increase the chances of developing autism. It's the…
Apr 4 2012Save4/4/12We've Been Treating the Deadliest Form of Breast Cancer All WrongKristen Philipkoski35One of the worst things you can hear from you doctor is that you, or a loved one, has "triple negative" breast…
Apr 3 201214/3/12Exercise and Caffeine Is a Cancer-Fighting One-Two PunchKristen Philipkoski24This is the study that many of us have been waiting for: exercise combined with caffeine will greatly reduce your…
Apr 2 2012Save4/2/12Mammogram Overdiagnosis Leads to Needless Chemotherapy, MastectomiesKristen Philipkoski28A new study shows that up to 25 percent of women who have harmless breast tumors undergo invasive cancer treatments…
Apr 2 2012Save4/2/12How Eggs Fight Off Tardy Sperm IntrudersKristen Philipkoski31During human (or any mammalian) fertilization, if more than one sperm manages to get inside an egg, there are…
Mar 30 2012Save3/30/12Genetic Atlas Yields a Brainbow of Cognitive InformationKristen Philipkoski2Scientists have created the first genetic "atlas" of the human brain, and the result is a very pretty Skittles-esque…
Mar 29 2012Save3/29/12Tooth Tattoo Diagnoses Illness and Alerts DoctorsKristen Philipkoski12Scientists at Princeton University have developed a sensor that could be tattooed onto your tooth, diagnose an…
Mar 28 201223/28/12How Greenhouse Gasses Made Life on Earth PossibleKristen Philipkoski19Scientists have painstakingly measured 2.7 billion-year-old raindrop fossils from South Africa. The size of the…
Mar 27 2012Save3/27/12If the Flames Don't Get You, the Flame Retardants WillKristen Philipkoski13Here's something most of us would rather not consider: Would you rather use a flammable mattress in your child's…
Mar 26 2012Save3/26/12 The Creepy Awesomeness of Talking MannequinsKristen Philipkoski14 Jean Paul Gaultier's retrospective of his 40-plus years of fashion design would have been breathtaking even…
Mar 23 2012Save3/23/12How Lab Coats Became a Dying BreedKristen Philipkoski63Lab coats: they're white, mostly plain, boxy. Functional, and ultimately sartorially boring. But ask any doctor or…
Mar 22 2012Save3/22/12This App Is A Panic Button for Animal and People EmergenciesKristen Philipkoski13You're visiting a friend out of state with your cockapoo Curly, and your pound-size chocolate bar has gone missing.…
Mar 21 2012Save3/21/12A New Test Can Tell If You're Going to Have a Heart AttackKristen Philipkoski27 Scientists have developed a test that detects whether the large, misshapen, mutant cells that indicate you're due…