The blood is the information highway of the body. By accessing its secrets, doctors can make more accurate diagnoses, assign better treatments and keep patients healthy. This can be seen in a variety...

As Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy famously once said, “Milk was a bad choice.” While Burgundy’s decision may not have been the best on a hot summer day, a recent study shows that dairy consumption...

When tired, hungry and cramming for a big exam, it is easy to reach for a cheap and quick snack, such as some greasy and sodium-loaded junk food. However, the next time you go to grab a bag of potato...

The stereotype that men surpass women in the mathematical and scientific fields has existed for decades. However, researchers from Brigham Young University, University of Miami and Rutgers University...

In Boston — home of the tight-budget college student and the common hipster — certain brands of beer are expected at parties. Pabst Blue Ribbon — maybe Natty Ice if the budget’s extra tight that...

Even people without Twitter accounts are familiar with the little blue bird that flutters around social networking sites, tweeting messages of 140 characters or fewer. Many social networkers have joined...

Everyone goes to the gym with hopes of getting fit fast. However, after attending a workout session, one might become deeply disappointed if he or she has not dropped weight overnight. If only losing...

It’s easy to ignore a grandparent who says a storm is coming because their knees are “acting up.” It’s even more ridiculous to think that Karen from “Mean Girls” knows when it will rain,...

As the semester begins to unfold, students may find they have an old friend returning for a visit. It’s a friend no one really likes, but many find themselves running into him at the most inconvenient...

If walls could talk, what would they say? What about appliances? With the rapidly developing technological field, this concept may soon become a reality. Although household appliances may not be able...

Darwinian theory suggests that humans are evolutionarily evolved from primates and share many bodily structures and functions with them.  A new study suggests that human emotions may be connected to primates...

It is not unheard of for someone to walk down Commonwealth Avenue late on a weekend night and see a student or local stumble or fall because of intoxication. However, a study published in the December...