News

  1. Psychology

    Mental rotation gears up by age 5 for both boys and girls

    Kid-friendly test suggests that the ability to visualize objects from different angles starts early.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Health & Medicine

    Dextrose rub helps newborns with low blood sugar

    Massaging the sugary gel into babies’ mouths may lessen the need for intravenous infusions of glucose, a study shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Life

    Killer cells trained on leukemia may protect some people

    Immune system seems to remember cancer in people who've never had it, a new study suggests.

    By Jessica Shugart
  4. Neuroscience

    Scented naps can dissipate fears

    People unlearned an odor's unpleasant accompaniment when they smelled it in their sleep.