Neuroscience
Memory Transferred between Snails, Challenging Standard Theory of How the Brain Remembers
Research finding hints at the possibility of new treatments to restore lost memories
Stories by Usha Lee McFarling
Public Health
Hepatitis A Outbreak Tears through San Diego Homeless Community
The disease is transmitted through contact with feces from an infected person
Public Health
Scientists Are Monitoring West Nile Virus in Los Angeles Using Chickens
The birds are the first line of defense against the disease, cases of which have spiked there this fall
The Body
A Radical Approach against Superbugs: Learn to Live with Them
One physiologist wants us to stop worrying so much about fighting infections and instead help the body tolerate them
Medicine
Can Tech Meant to Explore Space Answer Vital Questions about Breast Cancer?
Scientists at NASA Jet's Propulsion Laboratory are eyeing other mysterious terrains
Biotech
Can Science Rob Snakes of Their Deadliest Weapon?
Biotech companies are on the prowl for newer, better antivenoms
Public Health
Demand Surges for Clinicians Serving Transgender Youth
One clinic's youngest patient is 3
Neuroscience
Women’s Brains Needed for Concussion Research
There are tantalizing hints that women respond differently to concussion, perhaps due to hormonal cycles. What's needed now: more female brains to study
The Body
New Sperm Tests May Offer Better Understanding of Male Infertility
Several start-ups are searching for fresh insights before couples turn to in vitro fertilization
Neuroscience
Experimental Device Suggests New Path to Rousing Coma Patients
Doctors appear to have jump-started the brain of a young patient by using ultrasound waves
Health
Someday We'll Find It, the Band-Aid Connection...
Mommmmmeeeeeeee! It’s the first thing most kids cry when they scrape their knee, cut their finger or stub their toe.Like children all over America, mine instantly feel better once a Band-Aid is applied -- as if the cotton adhesive strip has some magic, analgesic property...
