Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a digestive system condition that involves abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and constipation.
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles have used recent archaeological data to trace the genetic ancestry of domestic dogs back to the Middle East rather than to East Asia, as was suggested by previous studies.
Who: Massachusetts Institute of Technology doctorate of philosophy candidate Danielle Zurovcik What: Zurovcik developed a $3 negative pressure pump to aid Haitian medical relief efforts.
Dark matter - a mysterious, hypothetical particle that has puzzled scientists for years - may have been discovered for the first time in the 2,000-foot-deep Soudan iron mine in northern Minnesota, a mine in which temperatures near absolute zero.
Recent studies show that patients with autism and related Asperger syndrome with higher levels of oxytocin are more likely to decipher social cues and make eye contact, tasks that are often difficult for these individuals.
