Some basic biology may need revising. It's broadly assumed that cells degrade and recycle their own old or damaged organelles, but researchers writing in PNAS say that some neurons transfer unwanted…

A new poll by The Boston Globe and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) finds, eight years into the state's universal health insurance legislation enacted in 2006, 63% of Massachusetts residents…

I have no idea what is happening here but I am linking to it because...I don't know why. Weird Al Yankovic as Isaac Newton takes on someone dressed as Bill Nye in an epic rap battle about science. An…

I have no idea what is happening here but I am linking to it because...I don't know why. Weird Al Yankovic as Isaac Newton takes on someone dressed as Bill Nye in an epic rap battle about science. An…

Marketing academics, the group who brought us the notion that hurricanes with female names are more dangerous because the patriarchy just assumes the little ladies are being hysterical and won't…

The kidney, unlike its neighbor the liver, was once understood to be a static organ once it had fully developed, but doctors have observed patients with kidney disease experiencing renal regeneration…

What do you get when you mix theorists in computer science with evolutionary biologists? You get an algorithm to explain sex. A fascinating mystery of evolution is how sexual recombination and…

Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic and with it comes the potential for complications like Type 2 Diabetes. Researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM)…

The smoothness of a ball’s surface is a critical factor in how a ball swerves, according to a new study. And if you know soccer (football) you know every year the ball in the World Cup is different -…

In the 1830s, jails were an all-purpose solution for a lot of issues. Inmates lived in squalor and people truly did not want to be there so there was a lot less crime. The downside was that nobody…

The process of blood glucose control could improve dramatically with a bionic pancreas, according to a new study. Currently, people with type 1 diabetes maintain a constant vigil because their…

Western journalists dutifully issue accolades for friends in the business who are killed covering military conflicts - but they are primarily highly-paid elites and very much do not want to take…

Due in large part to the popularity of energy drinks and chain coffee shops, caffeine intake by children and adolescents has risen substantially - some drinks are marketed to children as young as…

It's ironic that a subset of people inclined to believe that ordinary farmers and the companies that supply them are built on an elaborate corporate conspiracy willingly suspend all logic and sense…

It's ironic that a subset of people inclined to believe that ordinary farmers and the companies that supply them are built on an elaborate corporate conspiracy willingly suspend all logic and sense…

In time for Autistic Pride Day 18 June:     Why do people congratulate somebody? Asperger’s sufferers often do not understand this. I asked myself:   “I’ve won the lottery, so why…

http://www.sciencecodex.com/a_physicians_guide_for_antivaccine_parents-9... I get a few emails each day from people who don't want to leave a comment on an article, they instead think I am going to…

With still three months to go and 663 teams participating, the Higgs challenge has not even entered a hot phase yet, and still there is a lot to watch in the leaderboard at the kaggle site.In the…

Though mainstream journalism likes to link every bit of weather, even a deep freeze last winter, to global warming, the "Arctic amplification phenomenon" is unlikely to lead to more days of extreme…

The gluten-specific enzyme ALV003 reduces a patient's exposure to gluten and its potential harm, according to a new phase 2 study appearing in Gastroenterology. It's the first time a non-dietary…