All posts by Ashley Bell
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Trusting Scientific Research: Who Funds Our Opinions?
Bias in research funding is common, but what does it really do?
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Government vs. Environmentalists: Who is Protecting Marine Wildlife?
How can the Navy practice without hurting marine mammals?
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Are We Spending Enough on Public Health?
Public health initiatives aim to keep us all happy and healthy.
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Pregnant Without Insurance? Prepare for a Big Bill
All the hidden, and not so hidden costs, of getting pregnant if you don't have insurance.
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Healthcare Digitization: Balancing Public Health and Privacy
The move toward healthcare digitization has raised some notable concerns about patients' privacy.
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Endangered Species Protections: Are We Doing Enough?
What more can we do to save our most vulnerable species?
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Breathalyzers in Cars? Changes in American Alcohol Policies
What's next for American alcohol policies?
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Biomonitoring: A New Way to Look at Health Policy
Biomonitoring provides a new way to determine how our environments affect health.
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Who Owns the Moon? Space Property Rights Are Nearing
As we move toward a commercial space industry, how will the laws evolve?
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How to Regulate Gluten, the Modern Food Villain
Why do more people have gluten sensitivities, and how do we fix it?
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Neuroscience in the Courtroom: Can We Measure Pain?
New technology may allow us to measure pain in injury lawsuits.
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Superbugs: How to Fight the Evolving Menaces
Superbugs spread quickly throughout hospitals and don't always respond to antibiotics. How can we stop them?
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Climate Change: How Will it Impact Our Health?
As the climate changes, there are new health concerns for the world's population.
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Precision Medicine: The Future of Health Care?
President Obama announced a plan for the Precision Medicine Initiative during the SOTU--what is it?
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Measles: Why is it Back and What Can Be Done?
Despite all scientific evidence to the contrary, some people still choose to be unvaccinated.
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Foodie Flavor: The Science Behind Your Favorite Tastes
Learn about the science behind food pairing and flavor.
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Vitamin Supplements: Are They Worth It?
Learn about the benefits, and the downsides, of taking vitamin supplements.
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Can Meditation Change Your Brain?
Meditation has all sorts of helpful benefits, including improving our brains.
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The Science of Wine Tasting
Here’s what you need to know about the science of wine tasting to back up your assertions.
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What’s the Deal With Raw Milk?
Why are the American people arguing for their right to drink raw milk?
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Holiday Hallucinations: Can You Really Have Visions of Sugar Plums?
Scrooge’s haunts might have been helped along by something he ate or drank.
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Are We in for a Bad Flu Season?
Find out everything you need to know about the flu and how to protect yourself.
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Jurassic Park Realism: What Do We Really Know About Dinosaurs?
With a Jurassic Park sequel due in June, critics are attacking its depiction of dinosaurs.
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This is Why You’re Sleepy at Thanksgiving (Hint: It’s Not the Turkey)
Think you're sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner because of the turkey?
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Is Too Much Focus Making You Less Creative?
Having a problem zeroing in on that task at work? Too much focus might not be the issue.
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What Brain Science Tells Us About the Insanity Defense
How can you definitively prove they exist in courtroom arguments over the insanity defense?
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Is the Key to Surviving Ebola in Your Genes?
A recent study conducted on mice suggests that the ability to survive Ebola may be because of your...
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Are We Doing Enough to Prevent Antibiotic Resistance?
Discovery of antibodies is one of the single most important scientific advancements in history.
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How the Government Regulates Obesity
This question might conjure chilling images of flavorless fixed rations, compulsory exercise regimes, and the foreboding scales of...
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Yes or No? GMO Labeling Is Not That Simple
Welcome to the world of genetically modified organisms.
