Black and blue or gold and white? In late February, this was the burning question on the minds of millions as an innocent Tumblr post about a dress color went viral on social media. Fortunately, Joe Rizzo, M.D., of Mass. Eye and Ear was able to explain the science behind #TheDress to WBZ-TV and National Geographic.

After being shuttered for nearly a year, dusty and stripped of its seats and walls, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s storied lecture hall – the Jimmy Fund Auditorium – recently began the first day of the rest of its life.

New data demonstrates the benefits of BPM 31510 for pancreatic cancer patients and BPM 31543 for those suffering from chemotherapy-induced Alopecia (CIA).

Professor Rich Melloni and grad assistant Jill Grimes are aggressively studying steroid abuse.

As part of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) surgical webcast series, Dr. David Sugarbaker, chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at BWH, conducted an extrapleural pneumonectomy live on the Web.

Fourteen years after her near-death experience with malignant pleural mesothelioma, an aggressive thoracic cancer most frequently associated with asbestos exposure, Levine is the longest-living survivor of this cancer, which typically carries a very bleak diagnosis.

Patriots Coach Bill Parcells realizes he has to create more options to accommodate third-year gunslinger Drew Bledsoe's burgeoning talents, so the former grind-it-out guru has adopted a radically different offensive philosophy than he employed during his final years with the Giants.

In a TEDx Cambridge talk, Dr. Lotfi Merabet discusses blindness and how he and his team are developing new methods of helping sightless children learn how to navigate unfamiliar surroundings.

Although it’s commonly accepted wisdom that nobody – or nothing – is perfect, this logic no longer applies to BERG’s CLIA Laboratory, which earned a perfect rating from a government regulator on Thursday, Aug. 17.

Thanks to recently enacted tax breaks for film companies, movie shoots are an increasingly common sight in and around the Hub. So, early on the overcast morning of October 16, a film crew was setting up shop on Dewey Square, and rumor quickly spread that Mel Gibson would be shooting a scene or two.

When Seema Nagpal, M.D., visited Berg's offices in April to discuss the glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) clinical trial that was recently launched at Stanford University, the neuro-oncologist quickly captured the attention of her audience with a beautiful baby picture.

A century ago, islanders could travel from the harbor to Siasconset by train.

Earlier this fall, Berg teamed with "debra of America" to use social media to brighten the day of a young EB patient, Ella, who has always wanted to play tag.

When one thinks of diners, two things come to mind: good food and good conversation. One usually surpasses the other, and rarely, if ever, do both reach the pinnacle of perfection.

Soon after hiring Bill Parcells, the New England Patriots discovered that he's one Bill worth paying.

Few of Salem's "frightseeing" tours stand out like Mass. Hysteria’s Haunted Hearse Tour. Instead of a tour bus, Mass. Hysteria ferries guests around town in Angelique, a 1969 Cadillac hearse. Like the raven of Poe’s imagination, Angelique is black, yet glows a deep purple when viewed from an angle. With fire-belching dual exhaust pipes and a roaring motor, she’s the star of this show.

JFK Hyannis Museum exhibit focuses on President Kennedy’s Cape Cod connections, 100 years after his birth.

To pay homage to the men and women who worked at Fore River, and to Quincy’s role in defeating the Nazis and curbing Communism for 40 years, former Quincy Mayor Jim Sheets led the effort to create the United States Naval Shipbuilding Museum, which is housed on the USS Salem.

The Midsummer Classic traces its roots to Second City.

Some of Florida's most enjoyable rides, ironically, are located just outside the contrived confines of Orlando's Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.