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Met Gala 2012 Best Dressed Stars: Who Wore What? [PHOTOS]

Known to be the “Oscars of the East Coast,” the Met Gala is one of fashion’s biggest events of the year. Gowns of all hues and structures flood the red carpet, but who wore what? And who among the beautiful celebrity belles stole the spotlight?

A Single Stem Cell Mutation Triggers Fibroid Tumors

Fibroid uterine tumors affect an estimated 15 million women in the United States, causing irregular bleeding, anemia, pain and infertility. Despite the high prevalence of the tumors, which occur in 60 percent of women by age 45, the molecular cause has been unknown.

Study Suggests New Approach to Explain Cancer Growth: Low Oxygen Levels

University of Georgia Professor Ying Xu and his colleagues analyzed information from microarray chips, which are small glass slides containing large amounts of gene material, and have found that low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of uncontrollable tumor growth in some cancers.

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