The cellular post office
Earlier this month, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet announced the winners of the 2013 Nobel Prizes. The prize in Physiology or Medicine was…
health
Controversial stem cell therapy refused clinical trials in Italy
Italy’s minister of health has announced that the Italian government will not permit human clinical trials of a controversial stem cell therapy. The Stamina Foundation,…
Bike polo
When thinking about recreational sports played in Winnipeg, what comes to mind? Hockey? Soccer? Hardcourt bike polo? If you are like me, you know next…
Health news briefs
Study relates meat consumption to weight, health effects Recent research by Loma Linda University in California found that individuals following a vegetarian diet had a…
The case for decriminalization
The recent Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) proposal to ticket people found with 30 grams or less of marijuana is a tiny step…
Buzz about bees
Honeybees have been getting a lot of buzz recently due to their high mortality rates across the country, as well as in the United States…
The secret to healthy snacking
We’ve all been there: your assignments are piling up, your backpack is getting heavier and heavier, and your gym shoes are getting a little dustier…
Lit up
It may be impossible to positively establish a statistically significant link between drinking and producing great writing. However, a sizable enough sample of what many…
Spectacularly Sober
I’ll be 22 years old in November, and I don’t drink. No, I’m not allergic, religious, a recovering alcoholic, or traumatized by some event from…
Self-medication
Twenty per cent of Canadians experience mental illness during their lifetime, and 20 per cent of those Canadians will at one time or another develop…