Archive for 'Health + Science'
New autism research aims to determine a cause
New research hopes to determine what causes autism – whether it’s genetic or due to outside influences, or both. While mothers of autistic children support the research, they disagree on whether autism should be “cured.”
Full StoryU.S. protecting smallpox stores from WHO
Arguing there’s more research to be done, the United States is posing an obstacle to the World Health Organization’s efforts to destroy lab stocks of the devastating virus.
Full StoryDrugs, gangs a growing problem in schools
A survey released Thursday indicates a grim trend in schools: gangs and drugs are on the rise. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., the chairman of National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, unveiled the results Thursday at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Lighting a fire under clean coal
The Obama administration is trying to boost carbon capture and storage technology, but will it work?
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