Health
Questioning Mammograms Versus "Torturing the Data"
Another major study raises questions about the efficacy of mammography.
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Health
Malaria Deaths Drop below Half a Million as Africa Makes Progress
Fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease have fallen nearly 50 percent since 2000, according to the World Health Organization
Health
Individuals' Blood Glucose Levels after Meals May Be Predictable
Closely tracking 800 people's blood glucose levels in response to meals allowed researchers to develop a predictive algorithm for individuals
The Sciences
Obese Dad's Sperm May Influence Offspring's Weight
Overweight men’s sperm undergo epigenetic changes that may alter a child’s brain development and appetite control. Christopher Intagliata reports
Health
All Gene-Editing Research Should Proceed Cautiously, Scientists Conclude
The official statement, which says work altering human germ lines should remain only in the lab, caps a three-day summit on using technology to alter the human genome
Health
Contaminated Food Sickens 1 in 10 People Worldwide Each Year
WHO calls for fighting food-borne diseases that can be deadly
Health
"Improving" Humans with Customized Genes Sparks Debate among Scientists
Medicine or meddling? Researchers at a gene-editing summit grapple with the future of genetic enhancement
Health
How Radioactivity Can Benefit Your Health [Video]
A live webcast Wednesday evening will demonstrate how radioactive chemicals can provide a window on disease within the body
Health
Biologists Create More Precise Molecular Scissors for Genome Editing
Engineered enzyme makes fewer mistakes cutting DNA
Mind & Brain
Using Pigeons to Diagnose Cancer
Research reveals surprising visual sophistication
Health
Customized Human Genes: New Promises and Perils
This week, at an international summit in Washington D.C., scientists debated the use of easy new ways to alter human DNA, which could cure diseases but also literally change humanity. Scientific American reports from the front lines of the debate...
Health
Where to Draw the Line on Gene-Editing Technology
New techniques that could make germ-line genetic engineering unprecedentedly easy are forcing policy makers to confront the ethical implications of moving forward
Fitness
Why We Live in a Cloud of Microbes
Pets and people shed clouds of microbes as unique and personal as their fingerprints, but the clouds can change over time.
Mind & Brain
People Pick Familiar Foods Over Favorites
A study found that the stronger a subject's memory of a particular food, the more likely they were to choose it again, even over foods they professed to enjoy more
Your Poop Knows Best--New Study Shows Microbiome Can Help Predict Health Responses to Certain Foods
A new study published in the journal Cell found that blood glucose responses between individuals to even the same foods can vary widely.
Public Health
Is Double-Dipping a Food Safety Problem or Just a Nasty Habit?
If you detect double-dippers in the midst of a festive gathering, you might want to steer clear of their favored snack
Health
One Test Detects Every Vertebrate Virus
A new method identifies every virus in a given sample with near-perfect accuracy
Health
'Gene Drive' Mosquitoes Engineered to Fight Malaria
Mutant mozzies could rapidly spread through wild populations
Health
Vocal Cords Bioengineered from Starter Cells
Researchers took cells from donated vocal cord tissue and successfully grew them on a three-dimensional scaffold to produce new vocal cords that can produce sound
Health
Ebola Experience Leaves World No Less Vulnerable
Report concludes that not enough has changed nearly two years after the start of the catastrophic west Africa epidemic
