Pain Pills May Be Future Antibiotics
By interfering with bacterial DNA repair and reproduction, some NSAID pain drugs could find future use as antibiotics. Christopher Intagliata reports
Stories by Christopher Intagliata
1,000-Year-Old Teeth Reveal Diet and Disease
The plaque on millennium-old teeth from a German cemetery contain the residue of pork, cabbage and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Christopher Intagliata reports
Looking Good Trumps Health as Behavioral Motivator
Teenagers who watched videos about skin damage from sun exposure used sunscreen far more than those who saw info about sun-caused skin cancer. Christopher Intagliata reports
Oregano Oil Kills Norovirus—but Not Enough
Oregano oil cut numbers of the mouse version of norovirus 10-fold. Its active ingredient was better: a 10,000-fold reduction. But bleach achieves a million-fold reduction. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Shivering Activates Fat to Keep You Warm
Shivering does more than contract muscles to produce warmth—it also activates brown fat to convert chemical energy directly to heat. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Crack Researchers Create Gutsier Glass
Glass with imperceptible built-in cracks is stronger than conventional glass, because the cracks dissipate flexing forces. More durable phone screens could result. Christopher Intagliata reports
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Treating Flu Symptoms May Create More Cases
Medicines that cut fever and pain help viruses replicate and send infectious people out into the world, at a possible cost of an additional thousand U.S. flu deaths a year
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Clothing Fabric Could Contain Gadget Batteries
Researchers have built a battery from a conductive, nickel-coated polyester fabric, so that your phone battery could be sewn into your shirt. Christopher Intagliata reports
Neuroscientists Take Important Step toward Mind Reading
A new computer algorithm can guess what you are looking at based on brain activity alone
SciAm Mind Calendar: June/July 2008
The summer's best brain-related exhibitions, movies, conferences and more.
Quieting the Brain
Aiming at tinnitus's roots
MIND Reviews: June/July 2008
Reviews and recommendations from the June/July 2008 issue of Scientific American MIND
Dog Walking Irks Birds
A recent study says dogs should not be allowed near important bird habitats, leashed or not.
Competing Clocks
In timing a short event, your eyes may deceive your ears
