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I have written before of drugs that were developed for a particular disease, but, surprisingly, were later found to...

It’s finally spring and the time of year when migrating birds return to Wisconsin. Sure, we get the usual...

Nanotechnology is the use of extremely small particles to carry out an ever-increasing number of functions in a...

Screaming plays an important role in animal behavior. The first non-human animal screams were probably in response...

Last week I discussed a typhus epidemic in the Warsaw ghetto during WWII.  During that same time, secret research...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have all too often heard the words, “Follow the science.”  Unfortunately, the...

There is a newly completed subdivision near where we live, and the other day while driving past one of the houses,...

When Christine’s son, James, a navy surgeon, was seriously injured in a helicopter accident, she was told to get to...

I was recently motivated to watch the classic drama, “The Best Years of Our Lives,” because it won eight 1946...

Diabetes is one of the most common diseases in the world. An essential feature of the disease is the loss of...