HealthAugust 16, 2011
Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer among African-American Women
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EvolutionAugust 12, 2011
Going Organic Cuts Poultry Farms' "Superbug" Bacteria in Single Generation
BiotechAugust 11, 2011
Skinlike Electronic Patch Takes Pulse, Promises New Human-Machine Integration
A web of minuscule wires woven into an adhesiveless silicon patch could provide a future where heart monitors are nearly invisible, prosthetics can feel pressure and video games can take verbal commands
August 10, 2011
Daily Red Meat Raises Risk for Diabetes, Large Study Says
People who eat as little as one serving of red meat a day, whether it is processed or unprocessed, have an increased chance of getting type 2 diabetes
The SciencesAugust 9, 2011
How 5 Recent Social Uprisings Were Wired
August 4, 2011
4 Things Most People Get Wrong About Memory
August 4, 2011
Four Things Most People Get Wrong about Memory
HealthAugust 3, 2011
Chew on This: More Mastication Cuts Calorie Intake by 12 Percent
HealthAugust 2, 2011
Common Medical Devices Not Adequately Tested for Safety or Efficacy, Report Says
New devices--from hip implants to defibrillators--that manufacturers claim are similar to earlier versions are not thoroughly tested before being put to use in patients. A new report says that needs to change
July 28, 2011
7 Billion and Still Growing: Explosive Population Growth Might Have Helped Us Displace Neandertals
HealthJuly 28, 2011
Gout on the Rise as Americans Gain Weight
Many researchers are proposing a link between the increasing number of gout sufferers in the U.S. and the expanding waistlines of adults
July 25, 2011
Does Rehab Work as a Treatment for Alcoholism and Other Addictions?
Before her death, Amy Winehouse had cycled in and out of rehab. Many celebrities have done the same, with some having more success than others at staying on the wagon. A neuroscientist explains why traditional therapy often seems to fall short of expectations
The SciencesJuly 25, 2011
Flawed Diamonds Deliver Precious Details about Early Earth's Tectonics
Volcanoes have coughed up ancient diamonds from hundreds of kilometers beneath Earth's surface. Their trace impurities provide some priceless information about the first shifts in plate tectonics
July 22, 2011
FDA Starts to Tackle Regulation of Health and Medical Apps
FitnessJuly 20, 2011
Lowered Male Fertility Linked to Common Genetic Mutation
July 20, 2011
Fast-Evolving Brains Helped Humans out of the Stone Age
People were once thought to have ancient psyches ill-suited to modern existence, but they have adapted much more quickly than early theories had predicted
July 19, 2011
Odd Insect Fossils Suggest Early Carnivorous Lifestyle
HealthJuly 14, 2011
Alzheimer's Risk Linked to Common Complaints, from Poor Eyesight to Denture Trouble
July 12, 2011
Midlife Patients Could Benefit by Updating Doctors on Family Medical History
July 12, 2011
Killing Average: Can Researchers Find the Most Effective Treatment for Everyone?
Medicine--and its outcomes and costs--are often based on averages. But a number of scientists and doctors are devising ways to make the calculus of "effectiveness" more personal
July 8, 2011
Immigrant Moms Typically Have Lower Infant Mortality Rates Than U.S.-born Mothers
July 7, 2011
Brain on Beauty Shows the Same Pattern for Art and Music
July 6, 2011
Jaws did not dominate early oceans
July 6, 2011
Satisfaction with Job, Family and Sex Guard against Signs of Heart Disease