We know what you're thinking: Another video of Ana Dolaskie chowing down a bag of potato chips— What's new? But she's doing it for the sake of science! And hearing the crunch of the chips could make you hungry too!

1. Hillary or Donald? Who will be best for science? Science is a $120 billion a year constituency and health is even bigger. Despite that, it doesn't get a lot of notice in elections. Still, we care about what the future might bring because America leads the world in science output, we practically run the table in Nobel prizes, and we lead the world in adult science literacy. The next President could have a huge impact on that, especially given the funding stagnation of the recent administration.

With individuals afflicted with Kennedy's disease, muscle cells and motor neurons die over the years because they accumulate a protein that is mutated. Researchers have discovered that this protein has a self-protective mechanism through which the effects of the mutation are delayed.

The aftermath of the heparin crisis should put to rest any notions that there's a conspiracy to suppress a cure for cancer; to control your mind with fluoride; to hide a link between vaccines and autism; or to treat Americans as guinea pigs for GMOs. If there was any truth to those beliefs, somebody would have uncovered it by now.

Teen cigarette smoking has continued to decline, perhaps due in part to the fact that e-cigarette use has increased. But some public health officials continue to lump e-cigs with more dangerous types of tobacco use, such as hookahs. More discrimination would be good if we want to help teens protect their health.

The term epigenetics is being thrown around by many who incorrectly believe "genes are our destiny" by deliberately misinterpreting data. What is epigenetics, really? And how much stock should we place on its importance?

It is with extreme skepticism toward modern art that I read a review on biological art, or "bioart," in the journal Trends in Biotechnology. The authors' goal was to discuss the history and relevance of this artistic sub-discipline to contemporary society. For me, this bioart ranges from awe-inspiring to mind-numbing stupidity.

It's common practice for your pharmacy to substitute a generic version of a drug for its brand counterpart. But another cost-saving policy is being considered: substituting an entirely different drug from the same class as what was prescribed. This is a terrible idea, as Dr. Robert Popovian explains.

Sugar consumption — especially in beverages — is blamed for many ailments such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Now we can add gallbladder cancer to the supposed list of links. But the study finding such a link was observational — no causal connection can be assumed.

When most of us listen to music, we hear more or less the same thing. But not everyone. There are people who have extra-sensory abilities to hear what other cannot, and they're others who either can't, or can, but simply don't enjoy it.