TLC has made a business out of exploiting poor parenting, but the latest episode of 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' (called 'Time for Sketti!') highlights a particularly disturbing aspect of the show. The episode is making the rounds thanks to Mama June's home cooking: She prepares meals for her...
In 1714, the British government held a contest. They offered a large cash prize to anyone who could solve the vexing "longitude problem" - how to determine a ship's east/west position on the open ocean - since none of their naval experts had been able to do so. Lots of people gave it a try. One...
Researchers at the EPFL have identified an important mechanism that could lead to the design of more effective cancer vaccines. Their discovery of a new-found role of the lymphatic system in tumour growth shows how tumours evade detection by using a patient's own immune system. Tumour cells...
I'm sure Dallas Mavericks fans are used to it by now, but for the rest of us, no matter how many times we watch it, it never ceases to amaze. Just about every time he's in the game, J.J. Barea is acting like water on pavement and money in elections, seemingly finding every crack and crevice on...
After making a diagnosis of cancer, clinicians have a number of treatment options. Most of these involve coordinating multiple attacks on the tumor using an arsenal of cancer-killing therapies. Chemotherapy, where toxic drugs are used to specifically kill cancer cells, is a very powerful weapon...