Failing to Prepare Is Preparing to Fail: 9 Major Calamities That Possibly Await Humankind in the near Future
Every year presents new tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other calamities to the world. Although there are areas that are more affected than others, most people fear the possibility of these disasters occurring More...
Parkinson’s disease: Reaching pandemic proportions
New research shows that the number of people with Parkinson’s disease will soon grow to pandemic proportions. In a commentary appearing today in the journal JAMA Neurology, University of Rochester Medical More...
Nat Geo’s ‘Breakthrough’ kicks off with look at ebola, USAMRID and pandemic risks
Directed and narrated by Peter Berg, National Geographic’s new 6-part mini-series Breakthrough kicks off with The Future of Fighting Pandemics. Breakthrough explores humanity and the ability to innovate through More...
TNT approves ‘The Last Ship’ for season 3
While The Last Ship Season 2 finale on September 6, TNT has ordered a 13-episode third season of executive producer Michael Bay’s action-adventure series, setting a premiere for next summer. The popular show More...
WSU researchers discover how Nipah virus infects human cells
PRESS RELEASE A team of scientists from Washington State University has discovered how one of the planet’s most deadly known viruses employs burglary-ring-like teamwork to infiltrate the human cell. WSU virologist More...
H7N9 avian influenza and novel coronavirus: Is there a pandemic potential?
With the recent emergence of two viruses not seen in human infections before, experts and the general public wonder, how serious could these infectious diseases be? Since April 2012, the novel (new) coronavirus More...
Photos: Demetri Martin as Dr. David Eisenberg in ‘Contagion’
Yes, name that actor. I Spy, with my little eye, a small role for comedian Demetri Martin in “Contagion” More...
‘Contagion’ film review
There’s a great scene in “Along Came Polly” where Ben Stiller discusses the danger of eating from a bowl of mixed nuts at a bar. It goes something like this: “Let’s say, conservatively, I don’t know, More...
