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At some point during our upbringing, the stereotype that men are more intelligent than women is likely to set in.

A new era in healthcare is upon us.

Time flies when you're visiting space, the moon ... and the heavens beyond.

In some precincts of Major League Baseball the placebo effect is alive and well. To that, there can be no dispute, especially given one of the most extreme examples of "cupping" that you are ever likely to see. 

Stopping the transmission of viruses like Zika and dengue is the goal of many infectious disease researchers around the world who work to develop new strategies to rid the world of these nasty diseases.

The case of a 13-year old boy whose skull was pierced by a 6-inch screw in a treehouse-building incident just hit the news.

There are thought to be approximately 300,000 cases of Lyme disease annually in the United States (although the actual number of cases reported to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is approximately 30,000 per year.)

Though they are both metals, gold and uranium have little in common.

There are few places in New York City that I love visiting more than the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH.) It is one of the museums that every single member of my family enjoys.

The incidence of prostate cancer tripled between 1975 and the early 90’s. What changed?