Science

Few memories from my first course in cognitive psychology have stuck with me over time. There was the time the time the professor was appalled when he learned how many drinks the young fraternity member who...

A closer look at what happens when we eat wasabi and other spicy foods has unlocked new possibilities for pain management.

One of my college biology professors once told his students that when a person lives long enough, he or she will eventually get cancer. He wasn’t wrong—older age is a major risk for developing cancer as...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. This month a new BMJ policy on sharing data from clinical trials takes effect. From July 1 2015, the authors of all...

Recently, in response Johann Hari’s article on drug addiction for the Huffington Post, my friend and I got into a discussion about how scientists choose specific research methods in addictive disorders. The...

The FDA’s current categorization of dietary supplements as food products comes with high risks, allowing supplements to escape required safety and efficacy studies.

At a whopping near-600 pages, American Prometheus may seem daunting, but don't let the page count dissuade you from jumping in. This is an engaging read, spanning decades of time and touching on a set of important and fascinating people. Ever wanted to get things done but felt they were too boring to do? Ever wish you had a more glamorous job, like maybe being an astronaut? Chris Hadfield, the social media savvy Canadian astronaut, details how even astronauts have to sweat the small stuff in his autobiography An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.