MEDICINE & HEALTHYou may want to think twice before you let your kids try a little taste of the beer or wine you are drinking. According to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, kids who sip drinks now and then are more likely to start drinking earlier, and tend to abuse alcohol when they drink.
Mice Sing Similar to Songbirds One of the difficulties in science is the limited scope of human senses. We can see only a tiny part of the spectrum, we can only hear a tiny subset of possible sounds, and testing chemicals directly with our nose or mouth is problematic.
A new study reveals a 3D scanning method which can accurately predict your biological age. Ever wonder whether you are aging too fast for your chronological age? You're in luck because scientists have now found a way to accurately predict your biological age based solely on 3D scans of your wrinkles and other facial features.
Having trouble breathing or you're wheezing? Now is the time to read the signs and symptoms of enterovirus. But don't draw any conclusions, make sure that you get proper medical attention.
Fighting breast cancer by taking proactive steps in your life could save it. Learn more here. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers on the planet today, and in women it is one of the number one killers.
A new program for Google glass provides real-time feedback for public speakers, giving private messages on whether they are speaking at the adequate volume and pace.
Could the cure from brain cancer rest in the hands of polio? Scientists from Duke University believe it could be. They have re-engineered the polio virus and actually adapted it to cure brain cancer, with hopes that it could further be modified to even cure other types of cancers, as well.
Children with richer parents have larger brains compared to children with poorer parents, according to a new study. The differences in the brain were most marked in the areas that control language, reading, decision making and memory, the study found.
Shared Control for Better Prosthetics, Brain-Computer Interfaces Many technologies that seemed like science fiction only a few years ago, are now becoming realities.
Fasting and New Drug Offers Less Side Effects In Cancer Treatment Cancer is an extremely difficult set of diseases to treat, partially because it is part of us.
Almost 100 percent of the Black and Latina women are routinely mistaken for being janitors. In a series of famous studies, researchers found that kindergarteners had no stereotypes at all.