Tag: science
After teen dies of mysterious head injuries, doctors asking questions about football
Ridge Barden, a 16-year-old, died during a football game recently from what looks like routine play. Doctors think he may have suffered from something called second impact syndrome....
CDC urges boys also now get HPV vaccine, starting at age 11 (with video)
The HPV vaccine that has been given to girls for years is now recommended for boys and young men, starting at age 11. Doctors are hoping this will boost effectiveness and cut down on controversy....
New research suggests language structure may play factor in personal saving
A Yale economist's research shows that if you speak a language that, grammatically speaking, treats the present tense and future tense the same way, unlike English, you'll save vastly more more money over the course of your life....
New vaccine provides nearly 50 percent protection from malaria; work still needed
A new vaccine is providing protection against malaria to nearly 50 percent of those who get it, possibly saving millions of lives. But that leaves some doctors with concerns....
Book warns that deadly pandemic may not be far off
If you've seen the movie Contagion, you have a good idea of what a deadly pandemic could look like in real life. A new book from a Stanford biologist says just such a pandemic may happen sooner than we'd like....
Leukemia patient turns to social media to save his own life
After being diagnosed with leukemia, Amit Gupta needed a bone marrow transfusion. Unfortunately, there's no one in the national registry that matches him. So, with friends, he's turning to social media to try to find the person that could save him....
Caught on tape: parents spanking to discipline children
Most parents say they spank their children only as a last resort, but audio research at Southern Methodist University shows most parents do the exact opposite....
How governments can create policies that promote happiness
A survey conducted in Victoria, British Columbia revealed that quality of community and environment played a very big part in determining the degree of happiness people felt....
Implications of stunning 'Aboriginal Stonehenge' discovery
The discovery of the 50 meter egg-shaped arrangement of stones in a farmer's field in Victoria, Australia, could hold secrets to ancient Aboriginal astronomy....
Teen uncovers harsh chemicals left on clothes by dry cleaning
No one had quantified how much carcinogens linger in people's clothes after they get back from the dry cleaner's, until a high school student started asking questions....
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