Stories by Barbara Juncosa

DNA on the Loose: Next-Gen Blood Tests Tap Free-Floating Genetic Material

Tests using floating nucleic acids could diagnose disease, monitor pregnancy and weed out "mad" cows

Greening the Supply Chain

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are urging companies to broaden their carbon footprint calculations

Stations in the Seas: Permanent Underwater Observatories

Scientists envisage unmanned labs on the floor of the ocean to conduct experiments and monitor climate change

New Hope for Sickle-Cell Anemia Sufferers

Doctors could flip a genetic switch to restore fetal hemoglobin production to temper effects of this blood disorder

Wanted: Spare Computer Power

Hope for Rabies Victims: Unorthodox Coma Therapy Shows Promise

First a U.S. girl--and now two South American kids survive onset of the deadly virus

The Role of Random Events in Extinction

Chance disaster as a bigger extinction threat than once thought

Is 100 the New 80?: Centenarians Studied to Find the Secret of Longevity

Healthy aging may be possible with some genetic help

Updates: Whatever Happened to Virus-Built Batteries?

Also Updates on brown fat, diabetes and methane from grass

Growing Prostates from Adult Stem Cells--But Who Would Want One?

Study in mice could shed light on common type of cancer in men

New Hope for Progeria: Drug for Rare Aging Disease

Researchers stave off premature heart failure in mice with genetic disorder

Gut Microbe Strikes Again: Ulcer-Causing Bug May Also Prevent Cancer

New study shows that H. pylori may not be all bad

Climate change may be sparking new and bigger

Climate change seems to be starving some waters of oxygen

Green Funds Remain Hot in Cooling Economy

Investors are still keen to buy stocks and funds that are ecologically friendly

Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk Underestimated for Asian Women

Some Asian patients may fall through the cracks when risk-assessment models ignore their particular genetic characteristics

News Scan Briefs: Eyes on the Tops of Their Heads; Play Dates for Germ Sharing; Another Gene for Alzheimer's

Also: The New Stone Age; Mountain Climbing Trees; Location Influences Voters; and Martian Hit-and-Run

From Wine to New Drugs: A Novel Way to Reduce Damage from Heart Attacks

Scientists may have hit on a way to diminish heart attack toll as well as stave off effects of Alzheimer's and other ills

Pass It On: Children Can Inherit Herpes via Parental DNA

New research indicates parents may pass on the infection to their kids in their genetic material

Researchers Pinpoint Genes Linked to Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Two genes that up the risk of IBD in kids offer new therapy targets

Germ-Spreading Playdates