False Research Studies
We were with some friends the other night, and one of the topics of discussion was about food. My friend said a particular food was good for you, but everyone did not agree. Then he said, “a study showed” his claim to be true. We all read about studies. They are in the news every […]
Breakthrough to Fight Hearing Loss
In 1985, we were living in Atlanta, Georgia, but still had a vacation cottage in Pennsylvania. We visited there for Thanksgiving that year and found our property, as expected, covered with leaves. I put the orange backpack leaf blower on and started blowing the leaves away. After a couple of hours, the gas was gone and […]
Scientists Create Blood from Skin Cells
The American Red Cross collects 14,000 blood and platelet donations for patients every day for use in 2,600 hospitals nationwide. Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood or platelets for treatment associated with burns, traumatic accidents, heart surgery, organ transplants or treatment leukemia, cancer, or sickle cell disease. This past July, the Red […]