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Treatment Options Once You Know You Have Breast Cancer 03/13/2017 08:00pm • In a chapter of his brother's 2002 book, "Q: The Autobiography of Quincy Jones," Lloyd Jones describes his battle with kidney cancer and the way the disease moved through his body. "The cancer had metastasized. It was growing like a weed," he wrote. Although the jazz legend's brother was describing Weigh the Cost, Benefits of Graduate School 03/13/2017 08:00pm • For many prospective graduate students, the math is often tricky: The cost of an advanced degree weighs on students' own shoulders and indebtedness is on the rise. The median debt for someone earning a M aster of A rts rose from $38,000 in 2004 to $59,000 a mere eight years later, according to a st Graduate School Entrance Exams: What Prospective Students Need to Know 03/13/2017 08:00pm • To prepare for the Law School Admission Test the summer before senior year at the University at Buffalo--SUNY, James Ingram hired a tutor, worked through prep books, and even acquired a special LSAT w atch to practice keeping track of the exam's six strict 35-minute time intervals, five devoted to t What Are the Stages of Lung Cancer? 03/13/2017 08:00pm • Lung cancer is a leading cause of death, both in the U.S. and worldwide. It's also largely preventable. Approximately 85 percent of lung cancer cases occur in people who smoke or used to smoke. Fortunately, as the number of smokers declines, the rates of lung cancer are also going down. Types of Lu This 'Satirical' Texas Bill Would Fine Men for Masturbating 03/12/2017 08:00pm • There's a new piece of legislation in Texas that's sure to turn heads -- specifically those belonging to men. State Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) introduced House Bill 4260 (aka the "Man's Right to Know Act") in Texas Friday which would require men to pay $100 each time they masturbated, in additi 5 Tips for Talking to Your Child About His or Her Autism 03/12/2017 08:00pm • Nancy Wells struggled with when and how to talk to her daughter, Molly, about the girl's autism. Wells, a single mother in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was afraid of hurting Molly's feelings. At the time, a little more than a decade ago, Wells considered autism a bad word and thought many others did, to What Symptoms Suggest I Might Have MS? 03/12/2017 08:00pm • Talk show host Montel Williams' first symptom of multiple sclerosis was visual blurriness and a blind spot. Ann Romney, wife of former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, felt her hands shake. For actress Terri Garr, it was stumbling during her routine jog through Central Park. And Fox Business anch Using earbuds? Keep them quiet and clean 03/10/2017 04:03am • WASHINGTON — Doctors are noting a growing number of hearing and infection issues related to the increasingly common practice of listening to music and having conversations via earbuds. "If you're listening to music and you can't hear someone talking to you, it's too loud," said Dr. Selena Heman Column: Tired of politics? Here's how to lessen impact on Facebook 03/10/2017 01:57am • Q: Do any of the Facebook blockers work to block political posts?  It's very likely that a lot of Facebook users could be suffering from some form of "political post" fatigue. There are a number of ways to better manage what appears in your newsfeed that can range from basic measures to drastic See the Top 10 Global Universities for Biology and Biochemistry 03/09/2017 07:00pm • Schools That Are Strong in Biological SciencesStudents might pursue a degree in biology or biochemistry as a path to medical school or a variety of careers.Whatever their goals, prospective students can explore these slides to learn more about the top 10 Best Global Universities for Biology and Bioc 2018 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Education Schools 03/09/2017 07:00pm • Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you're interested in pursuing a graduate degree in education or attending law school or business school, there are some big decisions to make. To help students find the right school for them, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 1,970 gr How Depression and Anxiety Go Hand-in-Hand 03/09/2017 07:00pm • Stressed, panicky and worried or down, listless and pessimistic -- they seem like dissimilar states of mind. But anxiety and depression are more closely related than you'd suspect, and many people live with both conditions. Here's what happens when depression and anxiety are intertwined. More Tha 8 Things You Didn't Know About PCOS 03/09/2017 07:00pm • What is PCOS?You may not have heard of polycystic ovary syndrome -- or PCOS -- but there's a 10 percent chance you have it. It's the most common endocrine disorder women can have, plus the most common cause of female infertility. Here are eight things you didn't know about PCOS:It's unclear what cau 2018 Best Graduate Schools Preview: Top 10 Engineering Schools 03/08/2017 07:00pm • Thinking about applying to graduate school? Whether you're interested in pursuing a graduate degree in engineering or attending law school or business school, there are some big decisions to make. To help students find the right school for them, U.S. News & World Report surveys more than 1,970 g The Mental and Physical Cost of Elder Financial Abuse 03/08/2017 07:00pm • Ideally, David Top would like to move his father, 88-year-old Gabriel Top of Manhattan, into a memory care facility -- that is, if the money were available to do so. After suffering a stroke about a dozen years ago, Gabriel's short-term memory was greatly diminished, and today Gabriel suffers from s