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A Fix For Gender-Bias In Animal Research Could Help Humans

Women report more bad side effects from medicines than men do. Researchers say the discrepancy may stem in part from how biomedical research is conducted at its earliest stages in animals.

The bacteria that stink up polyester shirts are different than the bacteria that stink up armpits.

Stinky T-Shirt? Bacteria Love Polyester In A Special Way

Why does that sleek polyester T-shirt reek after 10 minutes, while the old-school cotton stays relatively sweet? Polyester attracts very different microbes, which may account for that special stink.

About 50 percent of the vegetables available today are tomatoes and potatoes. According to new USDA data. Lettuce is the third most available single vegetable. Legumes and all other vegetables make up 41 percent.

The U.S. Doesn't Have Enough Of The Vegetables We're Supposed To Eat

The government's dietary guidelines recommend that adults consume 2.5 to 3 cups of vegetables a day, But USDA researchers found that only 1.7 cups per person are available.

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

Airs Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, April 1 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2

Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap

A new study finds Mexican-American toddlers are lagging behind their white counterparts.

Mexican-American Toddlers: Understanding The Achievement Gap

A new study finds Mexican-American toddlers are lagging behind their white counterparts.

Pictured is the cover of the book "The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution" by Jonathan Eig.

Author Jonathan Eig Talks About The Birth Of The Pill

The birth control pill for women has been around since the 1960s. Former Wall Street Journal reporter Jonathan Eig talks about the impact it has made on society in his new book.

A daily pill called Addyi is the first medicine to be approved for the purpose of boosting women's sexual desire.

FDA Approves First Drug To Boost Women's Sexual Desire

The daily pill, called Addyi, modestly increased women's interest in sex in clinical tests. The approval was praised by some women's advocates as a milestone and condemned by others as irresponsible.

Brandon Lewis, a junior at Miami's Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, passed Algebra I, but has struggled with the end-of-course exam in that subject.

Are High School Exit Exams An Unnecessary Barrier To Graduation?

Eight times Brandon Lewis has taken Florida's Algebra I end-of-course exam. And eight times he's failed it.

Eating Comfort Foods May Not Be So Comforting After All

It's tempting to seek out the mac-and-cheese or a pint of ice cream after a terrible, horrible, no good day. But fresh research suggests such comfort foods might not be mood boosters after all.

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