HealthApril 23, 2012
Transplantable Blood Vessels Woven from Lab-Grown Human Tissue
Stories by Katherine Harmon
HealthApril 22, 2012
Brain Freeze Might Help Solve Migraine Mysteries
HealthApril 20, 2012
India's City Dwellers at Greater Risk Than Americans for Heart Disease
HealthApril 17, 2012
Socioeconomic Factors Trump Race and Geography for Odds of Living to Old Age
HealthApril 17, 2012
Helicopters Save Lives for Serious Trauma Victims
HealthApril 16, 2012
Fast Food Chains Dish Out More Salt per Serving in the U.S.
HealthApril 12, 2012
Nodding Disease Origins Remain Unexplained
EvolutionApril 11, 2012
Cave Bacteria Finding Suggests Ancient Origins of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs
HealthApril 10, 2012
New Technology Maps the Surprising Subtleties of Childhood and Teen Obesity
HealthApril 9, 2012
Maternal Diabetes, Obesity During Pregnancy Might Raise Child s Risk for Developmental Disorders
EvolutionApril 6, 2012
Common Pesticide Implicated Bee Colony Collapse Disorder
HealthApril 6, 2012
Cut the Appendix Surgery-Antibiotics are Effective for Uncomplicated Appendicitis
EvolutionApril 5, 2012
What Can an Octopus Teach Us About National Security? A Q&A with Ecologist Rafe Sagarin
April 5, 2012
Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads, Scientists Hunt Down Genetic Causes
The parasite that causes malaria is becoming immune to artemisinin, the most effective drug. Pinpointing the resistance genes could offer a way to beat back the disease
HealthApril 4, 2012
Programmable Nanomedicine Cancer Treatment Shrinks Human Tumors
HealthApril 2, 2012
Routine Mammograms Lead to Overdiagnosis of Breast Cancer
HealthApril 2, 2012
How Useful Is Whole Genome Sequencing to Predict Disease?
Few diseases have strong enough genetic components to make sequencing a solid way to assess individual risk
The SciencesApril 1, 2012
What Is It?
Seeing green
HealthMarch 28, 2012
U.S. Cancer Rates Could Be Cut in Half Today Based on What's Already Known
EnvironmentMarch 28, 2012
How to Fight Food Insecurity, Even in a Changing Climate
March 23, 2012
Health Care Reform on Trial: What's at Stake in the Supreme Court Arguments
Hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act begin on March 26. The law has yet to take full force, and key aspects, health experts argue, remain fundamentally misunderstood by the public
EvolutionMarch 19, 2012
Vikings Spread the Humble House Mouse During Ancient Conquests
HealthMarch 15, 2012
Gamma-Knife Surgery Halts Growth of World's Tallest Living Human
EvolutionMarch 15, 2012
Giant Eyes Help Colossal Squid Spot Glowing Whales