Feds Analyze Problem of Shattered Baseball Bats at MLB Games
Just what we need from our government!
Research
Radio Wave Bursts Discovered Originating from Outside the Galaxy
Furthest came from 11 billion light years away
Scientists Create Human Liver from Stem Cell
May take another 10 years before they can be used on patients, though
Ritalin May Cure Cocaine Addiction
Kind of a "fighting fire with fire" thing going on
Scientists Regrow Severed Spinal Cords in Rats
Could someday help humans do the same
Most Chimps to Be Retired from Government Research
310 to be removed from medical research over the next few years
NASA Postpones Virginia Rocket Launches
Project to study electrical current in the atmosphere
American Medical Association: Obesity Is Not a Disease
Treating it as one undermines prevention efforts
Eyeing the Calorie-Watcher Researchers
A new study on the impact of calorie information at fast food and chain restaurants raises more questions than it answers.
Researchers: Drug War Censors Science
Bans on marijuana, other substances, hampers medical research
Scientists Alter Mosquitoes' Attraction to Humans with Gene Switch
Can have them turn to other animals instead. Sucks for those other animals.
Water in Mine Appears More Than One Billion Years Old
Probably not good to drink
Health Institute Questions Recommendations on Salt Intake
Doesn't think demands to consume less are supported by science
Conservative and Libertarian Groups Slam Heritage Immigration Study
Say it's flawed and focused on problems but ignored benefits
Federal Lab has Secure Quantum Internet
Any attempt to eavesdrop on communications leaves a noticeable mark
Won't Some Folks Feel Stupid if it Turns Out Marijuana Fights HIV?
Initial research suggests it just might
Thousands of Kids Injured Each Year on Amusement Park Rides
The usual panic of the day with calls for regulation
By All Means, Let's Try to Start Another Flu Panic
The World Health Organization needs its own tabloid
Study: Pills May Manage Pain Better than Pot
Too bad the government's started a war on pain medication, too
College Researcher Charged with Economic Espionage
Accused of stealing cancer-fighting compound and data for Chinese university
Teens Aren't Having a Whole Lot of Sex
Only a minority have had sexual activity, even in the late teens
NIH to Bankroll Studies of Negative Impacts of Marijuana Legalization
Supportive scientists need not apply
Scientist Fired for Allegedly Faking Wine Research Sues College
Says his civil rights were violated
Video Games Help Improve Senior Health
Research shows better well-being and emotional functioning
Numbers Don't Support White House's Anti-Obesity Claims
Obesity numbers were dropping years before Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign began
Study Shows Video Games Help Build Surgeon's Skills
Nintendo Wii a boon to motor skills
Universities Expanding Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Academia doesn't like to call them drones
White House Responds (Finally) to Research Access Petition with a Yes
Administration will support making taxpayer-funded academic papers available to everybody a year after publication
Latest Study Shows No Link Between Video Game Violence and Real Violence
Violent crime has dropped as game sales have increased
