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9 Awesome iPad Apps Used by Nurses
22 January 2012, 12:57 pm

There are a lot of different fields that are making use of the iPad in new and inventive ways, but the medical field in particular has benefited from having the device that allows them to not only share information across cloud storage, but cuts back on t […]

The Future of Cancer Clinical Trials Holds Promise Thanks To Viruses
26 December 2011, 9:50 pm

by Brad Thompson, PhD Chemotherapy has always and continues to be our first line of defense against cancer, but is not for the faint of heart. Some form of chemotherapy is still routinely prescribed for most types of the disease. The treatment works by ta […]

The Science of Proton Therapy
20 December 2011, 12:12 pm

Thanks to advances in science and technology, there have been thousands of major advances in medicine over the past thirty years. But it was a physicist who helped develop a treatment that would revolutionize the way some types of cancer are treated—and […]

Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist Demonstrates Cognitive Biases in New Book
12 December 2011, 9:43 pm

Dr. Daniel Kahneman, one of the world’s most influential psychologists and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002, recently published his book Thinking, Fast and Slow to much acclaim. Written in lucid, layman’s prose, the book is intended for […]

Japan Scientists Want to Know the Oysters’ Gossips
7 December 2011, 7:57 pm

Do you know how does an oyster talk? Scientists from Kagawa University has been studying the “language” of oysters.  The purpose of studying the language is not to interrogate an oyster if it has pearl, but to find out the gossips about the e […]

Understanding the Science Behind Physical Energy
20 November 2011, 12:42 pm

“Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it. It’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own.” -          Quindon Tarver The human body is truly an incredible instrument. It is capabl […]