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Life at 91˿Ƶ for Elizabeth Waterston during WWII

Published: 12 November 2012

Elizabeth Hillman Waterston started her first week at 91˿Ƶ in 1939, during the first week of World War Two.  On campus, they were enjoying torchlight football parades and dances at the...

Identical twins are genetically different

Published: 12 November 2012

Even though identical twins supposedly share all of their DNA, they acquire hundreds of genetic changes early in development that could set them on different paths, according to new research. The...

Joe Schwarcz: investigates 'good' and 'bad' in food

Published: 12 November 2012

Once upon a time, we used to sit down to dinner and all that mattered was what the food tasted like. If it pleased the palate, we ate it. Oh, how times have changed! Now the dinner table has become...

Lower costs lure American students to Canadian schools

Published: 12 November 2012

More American teenagers are thinking about picking up a passport and heading abroad for their college years as a way of attending a top-rated school at a lower cost, Canadian and British college...

The autism project: to get your child diagnosed

Published: 12 November 2012

Neuroscientist Mayada Elsabbagh has spent her career unravelling the mysteries of the infant brain. She studies neural pathways. She uses high-tech sensors and infrared eye-trackers to examine the...

Generic oxycontin sparks unique fight; MDS divided

Published: 12 November 2012

The epidemic of addiction and abuse spawned by OxyContin is well documented, prompting even its manufacturer to replace the narcotic painkiller with a pill it claims is harder to abuse. Now, with...

91˿Ƶ studying the secrets of successful aging

Published: 9 November 2012

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won gold in the 100-metre sprint at the London 2012 Olympics, clocking a time of 10.75 seconds. Vancouver's Christa Bortignon's time for the same distance is 15.99...

Science Journalist Jay Ingram exposes a side of hockey

Published: 9 November 2012

How light can you make a skate? How bendy can you make a composite stick before its shooting utility breaks? What’s the optimal time to pull a goalie? The hidebound world of hockey is resting more...

New pill to cut chance of a stroke

Published: 9 November 2012

Cholesterol sufferers could soon take a simple pill which keeps levels under control and protects them against heart disease or a stroke. The daily wonder pill has been hailed as a new fat buster...

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