Over the past several years, funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has gone down steadily. However, with the current presidential administration, those in the sciences have cause to be optimistic.
In a definitional whirlwind, David Healy in Mania upsets any notions of the continuity of our time’s mental disorders, following the history of bipolar disorder from the ancient Greeks through the present.
The scientific explanations of the Fox medical show “House, M.D.” are supposedly grounded in fact. However, to what extent is this the case?
People have probably been complaining about the notorious Red Wine Headache (RWH) ever since red wine first emerged in 6000 BC in western Asia. As of yet, however, researchers have not been able to pinpoint a single etiology.
Snowflakes are miniscule crystals of ice that contain intricate surface patterns on every face. This complex geometry acts as a mirror, reflecting nearly all the light that strikes it.
In a study led by Dr. Wajahat Mehal, Associate Professor of Digestive Diseases and Immunobiology, new data suggests that aspirin may reduce liver toxicity induced by a variety of different agents in addition to serving as a general painkiller.
Dr. Robert Heimer of the Yale School of Public Health has been selected as a 2009 Fulbright Scholar to study the HIV epidemic in Russia, especially with respect to injection drug use.
Leo Hickey, Professor of Geology & Geophysics and Biology, attended the 2009 President’s Reception and Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) to receive the Raymond C. Moore Medal.
In a recently published paper in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Takayuki Ito and colleagues at the Haskins Laboratory tested whether stretching a subject’s skin in a certain direction while streaming a set of words in the subject’s ear affected what was actually heard.
Jeremy Gray, Assistant Professor of Psychology, is one of these researchers. Gray received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) to further his research on the link among emotion, self-control, and intelligence.