News

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Life

    Old cancer drugs offer new tricks

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

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    Jolt to brain aids language recovery

    Stroke patients treated with brain stimulation show improvement in language skills.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Humans

    From the ashes, the oldest controlled fire

    A South Africa cave yields the oldest secure evidence for a blaze controlled by human ancestors.