When Vitamin Pills Are Too Much of a Good Thing
Taking megadoses of vitamins can be risky, as a recent study shows
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Cholesterol Climbs after Crows Chomp Cheeseburgers
Wild animals that live near humans have higher cholesterol than their rural counterparts—and our food could be to blame. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Hormone Therapy during Menopause Raises Breast Cancer Risk for Years
An analysis of dozens of studies found that women taking the therapy remain at a higher risk for more than a decade after stopping use
An Auditory Expert Hopes to Replace Lost Hearing Cells
A. James Hudspeth, winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, spoke with Scientific American editor emerita Mariette DiChristina about his efforts to regenerate lost or damaged inner-ear cells that make hearing possible...
Researchers Optimistic About Breaking Stride Of The Atopic March
Allergies are on the rise worldwide—and developing even one type of allergy early can start someone on a seemingly inevitable path to more. However, scientists are starting to understand some of what’s happening, and the consequences reach farther than originally expected...
Can a New Lyme Disease Vaccine Overcome a History of Distrust and Failure?
Two new vaccines are in development, but it has taken researchers two decades to get this close
Treatment for Extreme Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Wins U.S. Government Approval
The three-drug regimen cures 90 percent of people who have the deadliest form of the disease
Antisense Drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and Prion Diseases Could Meet the Dire Need for Brain Treatments
A genetic therapy that increases or lowers levels of a protein raises hopes for a treatment for neurological disorders
Two Ebola Drugs Show Promise amid Ongoing Outbreak
People who receive either therapy soon after infection have a 90 percent survival rate, a clinical trial finds
Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use
Principles of evolution and natural selection drive a radical new approach to drugs and prevention strategies
London Is Crawling with Drug-Resistant Microbes
Nearly half of bacteria gathered in public settings around the city were resistant to two or more commonly used antibiotics, such as penicillin and erythromycin. Christopher Intagliata reports...
Alarming Surge in Drug-Resistant HIV Uncovered
The drug-resistant form of the virus has been detected at unacceptable levels across Africa, Asia and the Americas
Testosterone Therapy Can Restore Women’s Libido—but Questions Remain
Although the hormone has few serious short-term side effects, its long-term risks remain a black box
Science Under Fire: Ebola Researchers Fight to Test Drugs and Vaccines in a War Zone
Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has interrupted clinical trials and forced scientists to change how they immunize people
Joseph Lange’s Campaign against HIV
Seema Yasmin, director of research and education at the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, talks about her book The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man’s Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic...
The Psychedelics Evangelist: A German Financier Wants to Turn Magic Mushrooms into Modern Medicine
One company the entrepreneur invests in wants to develop psilocybin in a lab—so no need to extract it from mushrooms
Some Hot Dog Histology
A lab analysis found that even an all-beef frankfurter had very little skeletal muscle, or "meat." So what’s in there? Christopher Intagliata reports.
Cannabis Could Help Solve the Opioid Crisis
Not alone, but it could be part of the solution
Democrats Divided on “Medicare for All” in First Debate
Senator Elizabeth Warren and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio were the only candidates in the first night in favor of eliminating private insurance
How Does Insulin Work in Our Bodies?
What is insulin and how do our bodies use it?
