November 26th marks the 100th anniversary of a splendid dinner held at the University of Toronto to recognize perhaps the greatest Canadian achievement in science. A few weeks earlier, the Nobel...
Our bodies have a built-in clock known as the 鈥渟uprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN).鈥 The SCN is a structure within the hypothalamus that contains a collection of neurons that synchronize our internal...
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. It therefore timely to consider what diabetes actually is, why we should care, and how it can be treated. Diabetes, or more technically, diabetes...
Imagine a drug so powerful, your government didn鈥檛 want you to have it. Now, add the claim that this drug is all natural (it鈥檚 not) and that people report it cured them of any ailment you can think...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), headquartered in Atlanta, is often in the news because of its mandate to protect the health of the public. These days it is almost impossible...
Is there something in your past to put you on a path to become an educator? When I was a teenager I did one of those guidance counsellor tests which suggested I should become one. I laughed. But a...