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Mankind is Mars-Bound: All the Facts on Mars One
Imagine this: The year is 2024 and there are humans living on Mars. Sounds like a chapter right out of a sci-fi novel, but this is a real mission that will officially launch ten years from now. In...
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The Anti-Vaccination Movement: Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback
In recent years, an increasing number of parents decided not to vaccinate their children for a number of diseases. Vaccinations are largely heralded as one of the most effective instruments for public...
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Why Are Limits on Soda Fizzing Out?
It is no secret that the United States has a deep love for sugar. In cereals, donuts, candy bars, and icy Coca-Cola, Americans cannot seem to get enough. When ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...
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The Evolution of Solitary Confinement in the United States
Many prisons use solitary confinement as a mechanism to control their prison populations and minimize the threat of danger to other inmates and prison staff. Yet extreme isolation is an unnatural...
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Bones Are (Not) Better: The Battle to Ban Pro-Ana Websites
Childhood and adult obesity is highly reported as a growing epidemic in the United States, yet less often do we hear of the negative psychological and physical ramifications of eating disorders....
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The IUD: Beyond the Hobby Lobby Case
Birth control has been a source of political controversy since its first days on the market. In recent times, the debate over reproductive health care has traveled to the highest level of judiciary...
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Suicide Prevention Policies Aim to Curb Epidemic
Mental health and suicide prevention advocates are working to increase awareness of America’s suicide epidemic. In 2011, the most recent year for which there are relevant statistics, more than 39,000...
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Mental Illness in Young Americans
The transition from teenage years to adulthood can be a stressful shift for many people. Making decisions that shape their future and becoming more self-sufficient can be made even more challenging...
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Incentives for Drug Development: The Case of Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak is plaguing thousands across West Africa with illness and even death. In the modern age of science, it seems incomprehensible that there is not yet a vaccine for Ebola. Though...
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Fans vs. Player Safety: The NFL’s Concussion Dilemma
With all the media hoopla surrounding Ray Rice’s domestic violence issues and Adrian Peterson’s child abuse controversy, the NFL diverted its attention from its previously spotlighted concussion...
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Fighting Fire With Fire: Can Viruses Cure Cancer?
Cancer. Just one little word that sets hypochondriacs everywhere on edge. To some, the word means nothing but certain death. If that seems a little dramatic to you, guess what’s the second most common...
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Yes or No? GMO Labeling Is Not That Simple
Our adventures in genetics began with a monk named Gregor Mendel. Mendel systematically bred pea plants to demonstrate the concepts behind genetic transmission before “gene” was even a word. He...
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How the Government Regulates Obesity
This question might conjure chilling images of flavorless fixed rations, compulsory exercise regimes, and the foreboding scales of a totalitarian weight monitoring mechanism. Take a deep breath....
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Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?
Petri dishes do far more than indicate if you have strep throat. They were a key prop in the theater of antibiotic discovery. A mere glance in a petri dish ushered in the antibiotic revolution. On a...
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Is the Key to Surviving Ebola in Your Genes?
Is whether or not you survive Ebola all about your genetics? A new study on mice indicates that it might be. Scientists found that certain genetic factors determine if the disease manifests as mild or...
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What Brain Science Tells Us About the Insanity Defense
Mental illness and criminal law mix as well as oil and vinegar. Law desires reason and cause. The reason and cause of mental illness is often difficult to detect. While our scientific grasp on mental...
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Is Too Much Focus Making You Less Creative?
Some problems have tormentingly evasive solutions. You think if you spend just five more minutes on it, everything will become clear. Five minutes turns into an hour. An hour after that, you’re brewing...
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This is Why You’re Sleepy at Thanksgiving (Hint: It’s Not the Turkey)
Every Thanksgiving, you might put down your fork for few seconds to ponder some puzzling mysteries. How did I eat this much? Why can’t I stop thinking about pie? Why should I bother laboring with fresh...
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Endangered Species Act: Repeal and Reform or Leave it Alone?
Repeal of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been an increasing popular debate topic over the last several years. Though buried under other hot topics, such as foreign policy, government...
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Space: The Final Frontier…Again!
As the saying goes, what was once old will eventually become new again. It is not surprising then that three years after the United States–the world leader in space exploration–ended its shuttle...
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