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Twenty-five years before Walter White broke bad, an organic chemist at DuPont cooked up a scheme that has never been matched--the synthesis of a mega-potent version of heroin worth $112 million for only 8 ounces. Then, things REALLY broke bad.

The urine of premature infants is chock full of progenitor cells, which could have major clinical significance in restoring function to damaged kidneys.

In pharmaceutical research, a failure is just an improvement in understanding what will actually work. Dr. Robert Popovian highlights how failures lead to innovation and how challenges motivate scientists.

Following a recent animal study, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley believe that close male friendships, or so-called "bromances," could have the same stress-relieving benefits as male-female romances.

Since activity trackers first came on the market nearly a decade ago, marketers and scientists alike continue to be perplexed. They ask: Why haven't these devices — which have the potential to keep us healthy and informed — become more of a mainstream product? Because, in a nutshell, it's just another chore.

After nearly a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly was nearly 1 1/2 inch taller when he returned to Earth. But that's far from the only change that the human body is likely to undergo when it spends time in microgravity.

Truvada has repeatedly been shown to prevent sexual transmission of HIV. Yet women require more of the drug than men for protection from infection, according to a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

As of now, all Zika infections that were transmitted by mosquitoes have been a result of the Aedes mosquito, which is found in warm areas. But now, the 800-pound pest in the room is whether the far more common Culex family of mosquitoes might be able to transmit the virus, which can make this issue more disturbing.

Competitive eater Molly Schuyler stands 5-foot-7 and weighs just 125 pounds. Her petite frame appears to be at odds with her staggering prowess to gorge herself, which left us scratching our heads in incredulity. How does someone manage to eat so much, yet maintain such a seemingly healthy physique?

Responding to the nations' opioid addiction crisis, the FDA held a hearing on March 1 in Silver Spring, MD to discuss how to get this serious problem under control. The Council, which was asked to provide input, was represented by President Hank Campbell and Dr. Josh Bloom, Senior Director of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Pesticides in your beer? Banning soda would prevent diabetes? See what you missed over the weekend.

Hostility and poor coping skills in young adulthood have been associated with worse cognitive outcomes during middle age. But the prospective study had an important limitation, in that cognitive function was measured in midlife, and not during the early years of being an adult.

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or “broken heart syndrome,” has always been associated with a negative emotional trigger, which can lead to sudden cardiac death. But new research reveals for the first time, that positive emotions can also precipitate this condition.

Energy drinks are popular — especially among younger consumers. Their high caffeine content can certainly give one an energy boost. But apparently that's not all they can do, and people with cardiac conditions or a family history of such would be well advised to limit their intake of these beverages.

With the nation's sharp rise of marijuana use over the last decade, researchers sought to determine how the drug affects a user's ability to recognize the emotions of others. A recent Colorado State University study found that cannabis users were less able to identify moods and to express empathy.

If you have a hidden agenda, it’s best to try and hide it. That's what we’d recommend after reading a misleading, unbalanced report on the website Quartz. The reporter's unsupported piece isn’t really about meat consumption and how it’s making men sick — it's about meat and how it’s making her sick.

When properly equipped for the bitterness of winter, most people don't experience unusually cold hands and feet that turn colors, especially if gloves and warm socks are involved. But for some the painful experience is actually a disease: it's called Raynaud's, and it affects roughly 28 million Americans.

Online weight-loss programs are convenient — you can access them from home whenever it suits you. But how good are they? It's hard to tell sometimes just from looking at the site. A new study suggests that consumers and their healthcare providers take a close look before advising or using many of these sites.

This fiasco is a hilarious lesson about what happens when you try to take a crappy drug, and attempt to lobby it into a good one. Or at least one that the FDA would approve. This sorry saga has it all. Good guys, bad guys, idiots, and one women who walked away from it filthy rich. Enjoy.

Gray-haired men and women alike often wonder whether to dye their hair or leave it be. But a new option may soon be available, following a gene discovery that may allow for delaying, or even halting, gray hair growth. That change could potentially alter how we guess a person's age.

Sharing is caring, right? Researchers from Belgium have discovered that, after some years, married couples' immune systems tend to look alike. This isn't surprising, given that many couples share the same lifestyle habits; from eating the same meals, exercising together, and sharing the same germs when one spouse is sick.. Gross. Kinda cute, but gross.

Ever wonder if it’s really safe to eat food quickly after dropping it on the ground? Science suggests that it may be alright to do so -- however, there are conditions, because it all depends on what you drop and where you drop it. But given the proper circumstances, the so-called "5-second rule” can work to keep illness at bay.

The current attempt by the New York City Board of Health to force chain restaurants to label foods containing high levels of salt has been stymied for now. This is a good development, since the idea that lowering the salt intake of the general population is not supported by scientific data.

Mosquito season is around the corner, and there may be an extra surprise this year, depending on how Zika behaves. So, do you slop DEET all over your kids? Spray to kill the mosquitoes? Some are calling for the use of DDT. But if you're scared of chemicals, you might actually prefer DDT to DEET. Here's how they compare.

I received a letter from the CEO of the exercise group CrossFit, Inc., but since no contact information was listed I'm responding here. As ACSH's president, I addressed his high points and clarified other statements he made, in the hope of clearing up some important issues for those with a sincere interest in evidence-based information.