Harvard

Transgender Swimmer Given Choice Of Harvard's Men's, Women's Teams

10:55am July 01, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

First accepted by the women's swim team, Schuyler Bailar decided to join the men's team this coming fall. He is believed to be the first openly transgender NCAA swimmer.

A Harvard University representative says its new policy on sex between professors and students was created after a review found its old approach "did not explicitly reflect the faculty's expectations."

Harvard Bans Sexual Relationships Between Professors And Students

1:29pm February 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Last year, Harvard was among dozens of schools the Department of Education said it's investigating for how they handle sexual abuse allegations.

An ambulance carrying Amber Vinson, the second health care worker to be diagnosed with Ebola in Texas, arrives at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Health & Safety

Poll: Majority Of Americans Worried About U.S. Ebola Outbreak

8:24am October 20, 2014

by Scott Hensley

More than half of Americans polled said they were concerned about an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. within a year. When asked the same question in August, 39 percent of people expressed the same concern.

Insulin is produced by the green cells that are in clusters about the same size as the islets in the human pancreas. The red cells are producing another metabolic hormone, glucagon, that prevents low blood sugar.

Scientists Coax Human Embryonic Stem Cells Into Making Insulin

6:28pm October 09, 2014

by Rob Stein

Researchers have found a way to mass- produce the pancreatic cells that are insulin factories inside the body. The findings could eventually lead to treatments that would transform diabetes care.

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