Today in Research: Ending Tests on Chimps; Diabetes on the Rise
The United States is one of only two countries in the world that conducts invasive research on chimpanzees, but that could soon change More »
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The United States is one of only two countries in the world that conducts invasive research on chimpanzees, but that could soon change More »
That Steve Jobs both did LSD and was also a well respected inventor, made him a good spokesman for the drug More »
The first preview of the film based on the popular book series is actually pretty promising More »
A new report from the CDC found that, in 2010, 69 percent of smokers wanted to quit but only six percent were able to follow through with it More »
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Twitter must reveal the private data of three people associated with WikiLeaks More »
Researchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center saw successful results -- reductions in waist size -- after giving monkeys the drug adipotide More »
Some of the companies that manufactured his iconic outfit are warming to the idea of cashing in on the affiliation. More »
Ladies and gentlemen, an Oscar host that needs no introduction because you've seen him nine times before More »
Ashamed of its thieving, Apple has hidden some of its more blatant Android pilfers More »
Discovered: corporations like sustainability too, salt's better side, when autism develops, more parents on Facebook, and a serious focus group. This week, your salt intake isn't so bad for you. Eating too much salt isn't particularly good for you, as the FDA and Mayor Bloomberg keep reminding us. But the question of "well, just how bad is it?" takes the debate into a gray area, one that a new meta-analysis led by a Denmark-based researcher has… More »
Legislators have introduced a bill that would rewrite securities law in the social network's favor More »
The college football coaching legend, caught up in a sexual abuse scandal involving one of his assistants, will officially announce his retirement on Wednesday More »
Los Angeles-based researchers have found that traffic exhaust can harm the synapses and brain cells that are key to memory and learning More »
Robotics wizard Yoshiyuki Sankai made exoskeletons to help disabled people, but a new model will be put to other uses More »
Pete Rouse will take over some of the chief of staff's management responsibilities, The Wall Street Journal and Politico report More »
A team has published work in Psychological Medicine that details the first step toward fewer prescriptions for those that may not need them More »
A judge sided with tobacco companies, arguing that they would win their ongoing lawsuit challenging warning labels as unconstitutional More »
A passenger shared her idea for improving the U.S. health-care system and found the candidate's reply lacking More »
Herman Cain's sexual-harassment scandal is making room for the former House speaker at the top of the GOP presidential race More »
