Archive for the 'Science' Category

Identifying at-risk Individuals and Families for Hereditary Cancer

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Although scientists have identified genetic tests for common cancers, like breast and colon cancer , genetic testing is not an option that should be offered to all people with cancer, or even to those who may have cancer in their family. This is primarily due to the fact that most cancer does not run in [...]

 

Early Theories in Motivation

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

The scientific study of motivation as a discipline separate from learning began in the 1930s. Early motivation researchers were primarily interested in the factors that aroused behavior, or that got it started in the first place. It was widely believed at the time that the optimal state of an organism, both animal and human, was [...]