Mind & BrainJuly 1, 2015
From Touch to Technology
Managing Editor Claudia Wallis introduces the July/August 2015 issue of Scientific American MIND
Stories by Claudia Wallis
Claudia Wallis is an award-winning science journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Time, Fortune and the New Republic. She was science editor at Time and managing editor of Scientific American Mind.
Mental HealthMay 1, 2015
Breaking the Silence: How I Conquered Selective Mutism
A young woman tells Scientific American MIND how she found her voice after 16 years of mute behavior
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2015
Beyond Shy: Why Some Kids Clam Up in School
New insights are helping us understand and treat selective mutism
HealthApril 1, 2015
Chemotherapy Is Not Only for Young Cancer Patients
As the number of older patients with cancer soars, researchers explore how best to treat them
BiotechMarch 1, 2015
Three Biotech Solutions for Knee Repair
New techniques in orthopedic surgery aim to unleash the body's own healing power
HealthDecember 1, 2014
Research Reveals the Structure of a Molecular Gateway to Pain [Animation]
Take a close look at the nerve cell channel that literally lets us feel the heat
HealthDecember 1, 2014
Never Too Old to Fight Cancer
As the number of elderly patients with cancer soars, researchers explore how best to treat them
HealthJune 1, 2014
How Gut Bacteria Help Make Us Fat and Thin
Intestinal bacteria may help determine whether we are lean or obese
Mind & BrainMay 1, 2014
Regaining Consciousness: One Patient’s Story [Video]
After a new brain-scanning approach revealed that a seemingly vegetative young woman was actually conscious, she started down the road to a partial recovery