A small animal rehabilitation program at OSU is proving that therapy techniques borrowed from humans can substitute for surgery for dogs that have partial ligament tears - which Americans spend $1.3 billion annually to address.
A study by an OSU scientist found that air pollution during the 2008 Beijing Olympics was more than an annoyance - it constantly exceeded levels considered excessive by the World Health Organization and was 30 percent higher than reported.
A new study analyzing abrupt climate changes in the past suggests that a shift in seasonal monsoons is one potential impact of global warming, with a dramatic decrease in global vegetation growth as a consequence.
The "accidental" catch of minke whales in some coastal Asian waters, which scientists call bycatch whaling, is emerging as a new threat to depleted whale stocks. An adult minke whale can fetch as much as $100,000 on the market.
OSU professor Gary Ferngren has written a new book on medicine and health care during early Christianity, in which he outlines how the concept of medical philanthropy led to the creation of hospitals.
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