HealthOctober 2, 2009
Breast cancer deaths drop over past two decades
Stories by Katherine Harmon
EvolutionOctober 1, 2009
Long-Awaited Research on a 4.4-Million-Year-Old Hominid Sheds New Light on Last Common Ancestor
Fifteen years in the making, a dossier of papers on "Ardi" published in Science suggest that like humans, chimpanzees have undergone substantial evolutionary change
The SciencesSeptember 30, 2009
The Dollars and Sense of Closing Schools for H1N1
As the H1N1 virus picks up speed this fall, economists have outlined just how much it would cost to close schools--hotbeds of flu contagion
The SciencesSeptember 28, 2009
Could a microchip help to diagnose cancer in minutes?
The SciencesSeptember 28, 2009
Uganda embarks on bubonic plague prevention program
The SciencesSeptember 25, 2009
New worm species found in unusual habitat: Dead whale carcasses
The SciencesSeptember 24, 2009
New feathered dinosaur specimen strengthens dino-bird link
September 24, 2009
AIDS vaccine surprises scientists, proves partially successful
September 24, 2009
Stem cells bring new insights to future treatment of vision--and neural--disorders
The SciencesSeptember 23, 2009
Cancer stem cell research gains traction, tackles new targets
Mind & BrainSeptember 21, 2009
Decline in financial skills suggests Alzheimer's is less than a year away
Mind & BrainSeptember 21, 2009
How torture may inhibit accurate confessions
September 20, 2009
Conditional Consciousness: Patients in Vegetative States Can Learn, Predicting Recovery
Brain-damaged patients who appear to have lost signs of conscious awareness might still be able to create new memories, showing signs of new neural networks and potential for partial recovery
HealthSeptember 19, 2009
Mooo-ve that manure: Agricultural runoff a spreading public health issue
September 17, 2009
Lack of insurance causes more than 44,000 U.S. deaths annually, study says
MedicineSeptember 17, 2009
An eyetooth for an eye: A rare transplant restores sight to blinded woman
Mind & BrainSeptember 16, 2009
Loci Color: Gene Therapy Cures Color-Blindness in Adult Monkeys
A treatment that appears safe and effective in treating natural color-blindness in monkeys might just lead to colorizing the world for similarly afflicted people, along with restoring sight to those with other retinal diseases
The SciencesSeptember 16, 2009
Health care reform: Doctors favor public-private mix as an insurance option
HealthSeptember 15, 2009
Scientists targeted by opponents of animal research speak out
HealthSeptember 15, 2009
FDA approves H1N1 swine flu vaccines
HealthSeptember 14, 2009
Staph makes a splash: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found at public beaches
HealthSeptember 14, 2009
Recession layoffs may threaten blood bank reserves
HealthSeptember 14, 2009
Sniffing out toxic chemicals--With colors
HealthSeptember 11, 2009
NO Good: Nitric Oxide May Be Key to Overcoming Antibiotic Resistance
Recent discoveries have shown how some bacteria use a form of nitric oxide to launch more effective attacks on their hosts. Can the new knowledge be translated into better drugs to beat antibiotic-resistant MRSA or anthrax?