No, in fact, only women have cervixes. So why would the Food and Drug Administration approve Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent acquiring the virus that causes cervical cancer, for men? The virus that causes cervical cancer is human papillomavirus, or HPV.
Biology Prof. Norman Pace at the University of Colorado, Boulder recently investigated the buildup of potentially harmful microbes in shower heads across the country.
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that people who slept less than seven hours on average were three times as likely to catch a cold than those who slept at least eight hours.
Particularly around exam time when all-nighters become too common, it is not unlikely for students to have red, bloodshot eyes.
We've all heard the standard skin care tips: "Drink more water," "Don't eat chocolate," "Proactiv is the best acne cure." Amid all the advice, it's hard to separate fact from fiction.
Dr. Deborah Clegg of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center conducted a study on the effects of unhealthy saturated fats, such as palmitic acid - which is widely common in beef, cheese, milk and butter - on hormones responsible for regulating human appetites. She determined that when the body consumes foods with high fat contents, it becomes less sensitive to the protein hormones leptin and insulin, which work together to allow the brain to inform the body when it should stop eating. In mice and rats, she found that this decrease in sensitivity can last up to three days.
It can be seen in a lecture hall or at the library during the wee hours of the morning.
The first public service announcement I saw about celiac disease involved a woman who might have been famous at one point asking viewers if they have ever suffered from gas, bloating or diarrhea, and if so, they might have celiac disease.
Um, 2, 8, er ... gee ... she's pretty. After a psychologist at Radboud University in The Netherlands forgot his address while trying to impress a beautiful woman, his research team decided to conduct a study with 40 heterosexual male students to see if women really can make men lose their minds.
Size does matter. A new study conducted by Princeton University researchers and published in the science journal Economics and Human Biology found that taller people are happier, whereas those below average height tend to be discontented.
Vitamin D does not rain from the sky, nor does it travel on the beams of sunlight to quench a thirsty body of its vitamin needs.
Classes are well underway, which means the sun's strong summer rays are fading away. I know, I know.
In an attempt to diversify its products, Coca-Cola is preparing to release a sweetened, fruity, carbonated milk to American consumers.
The recent decline in the bottled water industry has left beverage companies eager to develop a new product.
In just more than a decade, the mobile phone industry has successfully infiltrated almost every region of the world.
We've all heard of overuse injuries that result from fun activities like sports or video games (ever heard of Nintendo thumb?), or not so fun activities such as typing that 30-page term paper, which can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the end of the 18th century at the ripe age of 35. Many possible causes of his death have been suggested throughout the centuries including murder by poisoning, accidental mercury poisoning or even the ingestion of a parasite from poorly prepared meat.
A recent study in the academic journal Science has found that one percent of people who sleep fewer than the traditionally-recommended quota of eight hours per night really do only need six hours of shut-eye to feel rested and energetic the next day. According to a group of Swiss researchers, this one percent of people has a mutation of the gene DEC2, which allows them to sleep just enough to get by without the sleep deprivation-induced lethargy and other side effects that others may experience from receiving too few hours of sleep.
When the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, first made headlines this summer, many recalled earlier stories about bird flu.
