Neurological Health
Brain Training Cuts Dementia Risk a Decade Later
How a brief intervention could have such long-lasting results remains unclear
Stories by STAT
Public Health
Second Case of Zika in Florida May Have Come from Local Mosquitoes
Both investigations are underway with no official time line for answers
Cognition
Toddlers Learn Words Poorly in Noisy Environments
Lab experiments have borne out a long-suspected theory
Public Health
Norovirus Outbreak Reported among GOP Convention Staffers
Highly contagious virus triggers explosive vomiting and diarrhea; most people recover quickly
Medicine
Gonorrhea May Soon Be Resistant to all Antibiotics
The CDC says the sexually transmitted bacterial disease could become untreatable
Medicine
FDA Lets Cancer Trial Resume after 3 Patient Deaths
Standard chemo blamed, experimental immune therapy cleared
Public Health
Hospitals Gird for Presidential Nominating Conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia
Medical centers are delaying elective surgeries, stockpiling supplies and deferring vacations ahead of the party meetings
Public Health
Bed Nets with Insecticide Cut Spread of Mosquito-Borne Diseases, Despite Resistant Bugs
Treated nets reduce a chemically resistant insect’s likelihood of passing along malaria by two thirds
Biotech
3 Patient Deaths Halt Promising Cancer Therapy Test
An immune system booster called CAR-T appears to cause lethal brain injury
Neurological Health
Architect with ALS Designs a Residence He Can Control with Just Blinks
The landscape architect helped create a facility where blinks are converted into radio frequency signals
Biology
Could a Molecular "On/Off Agony" Switch Make Painkillers Safer?
As opioid addiction soars, biotech companies eye a genetic mutation in people who feel no pain
Policy & Ethics
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Clinic Regulations
Ruling sets the stage for lawsuits that could overturn similar laws across the U.S.
