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Asks Alex from Philadelphia

By Victoria Stern | Posted November 17, 2008

Phony memories of bad food experiences may help dieters trim calories.

By Victoria Stern | Posted October 22, 2008

Earlier diagnosis and treatment to keep the debilitating disease at bay will help families and victims prepare for the inevitable.

By Victoria Stern | Posted September 17, 2008

How a small urban farm is helping one community eat well without leaving the neighborhood.

By Victoria Stern | Posted September 5, 2008

Asks Alex from Philadelphia

By Victoria Stern | Posted June 9, 2008

Reba Goodman defied tradition in making a name for herself in science.

By Victoria Stern | Posted June 6, 2008

Researchers link chronic loneliness to a change in gene activity.

By Victoria Stern | Posted February 20, 2008

After the red wine craze, new drugs hold more promise to fight the effects of aging.

By Victoria Stern | Posted January 23, 2008

- Asks Amanda from Philadelphia

By Victoria Stern | Posted January 21, 2008

A new drug blocks HIV’s entry into cells.

By Victoria Stern | Posted December 7, 2007

We just published a monthly iPad app
Scienceline gets (slightly) more tech-savvy
Easier, less invasive STD test may be an overlooked winner
A recent study adds to growing support for the use of vaginal swabs for STD testing, over the more invasive endocervical swab
Are you a super seer?
Why some people see fewer colors than others and why women are more likely to be super seers
What is oral allergy syndrome?
Actually it’s a lot like “The Fugitive”
What the heck is the polymerase chain reaction?
This molecular line dance is the most important process in genetic science