Sweaty Spices
Why do some spices make you sweat? (because they trigger the heat receptors in your mouth)
Inheriting Diabetes
If my parents have diabetes, will I get it too? (not necessarily - but chances higher)
Baby Roundup
Nicotine babies need special care, birds and babies learn to vocalize from their mothers, and kids aren't learning folk songs anymore.
Mosquito Virus
A virus found in hog wastewater infects mosquito larvae and kills them.
Malaria Supplement
Lack of an amino acid makes children more likely to die from malaria.
Drug Cravings
Drug cravings are triggered by dopamine released in the brain --- similar to the high users get from drugs
Redheads and Pain
Redheaded women have a gene that helps some analgesics work better, and men and women process pain differently
Disease Roundup
Failure to raise enough funds to fight malaria, and a bioengineered virus for treating brain cancer.
Peptide Painkillers
Attaching a sugar to a peptide forms a painkiller twice as powerful as morphine.
Coffee Roundup
Cheap coffee is bad for environment; and researchers can track household wastewater by looking for caffeine in streams
Tea Roundup
Tea can strengthen the immune system, and the green variety can help skin cells live longer
Prescription Contacts
Developing a technique to deliver drugs to the eye by adding drug-filled capsules to temporary contact lenses.
Cancer Migration Gene
A gene that makes it possible for cancer to spread (metastasize)
The Pill Question
ÒWhat happens to all of the eggs of women who have been on the pill for a long time?...Ó (they are absorbed every month
Caffeine Anxiety
A variation of the caffeine receptor in the brain causes people to get anxious from caffeine
Hormone Roundup
Testosterone levels in married couples, estrogen improves memory and learning, and male sweat calms women.
Blood Types
Why do people have different blood types? (Different molecules on the surface of red cells)
Big Heads
Does a bigger head mean a bigger brain? (Generally, but it doesn't mean you're smarter.)
Buggy Plants Roundup
Atlantic salmon can escape from Pacific fish farms, vitamin D prevents bone fractures, and organic foods contain more phytochemicals.
Montezuma’s Revenge
The toxin from E. coli that causes diarrhea may help prevent colon cancer.
Weight Loss Roundup
Just a little daily exercise can prevent weight gain, eating more protein helps dieters, and obesity should not be seen as a personal failing.
Guy Bashing
Boy babies complicate deliveries, dads don't babytalk as well as moms, and men tend to blame outside forces for their failures.