News

  1. Life

    Fruit fly biorhythms differ indoors and out

    Response to daily cues of real life suggest lab findings may need a second look.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Psychology

    Autism rates rise again

    Related developmental disorders affect 1.1 percent of U.S. 8-year-olds.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Life

    Genes are no crystal ball for disease risk

    For most conditions, knowing a person’s entire genetic makeup won’t help predict his or her medical history.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Virus proves protective against lupus in mice

    A mouse version of Epstein-Barr seems to prevent, not trigger, symptoms of the autoimmune disease.

    By Rebecca Cheung
  5. Life

    Old cancer drugs offer new tricks

    Drugs that reboot genetic programming make tumor cells more susceptible to cancer-killing therapy.