Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    The small intestine, not the liver, is the first stop for processing fructose

    In mice, fructose gets processed in the small intestine before getting to the liver.

    By Laurel Hamers
  2. Health & Medicine

    Let your kids help you, and other parenting tips from traditional societies

    Hunter-gatherers and villagers have some parenting tips for modern moms and dads.

    By Bruce Bower
  3. Health & Medicine

    Scientists are tracking how the flu moves through a college campus

    Researchers are following the spread of viruses and illness among students in a cluster of University of Maryland dorms to learn more about how the bugs infect.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Neuroscience

    A blood test could predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

    A blood test can predict the presence of an Alzheimer’s-related protein in the brain.

    By Laurel Hamers
  5. Health & Medicine

    Zika may not be the only virus of its kind that can damage a fetus

    Zika may not be alone among flaviviruses in its ability to harm a developing fetus, a new study in mice finds.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  6. Health & Medicine

    Babies’ kicks in the womb are good for their bones

    A new study adds to the evidence that fetal workouts are important for strong bodies.

    By Laura Sanders
  7. Genetics

    Baby macaques are the first primates to be cloned like Dolly the Sheep

    Scientists have cloned two baby macaque monkeys with the same technique used to clone Dolly. The research could help advance the cloning of other species.

    By Dan Garisto
  8. Health & Medicine

    Here’s the key ingredient that lets a centipede’s bite take down prey

    A newly identified “spooky toxin” launches a broad attack but might be eased with a version of a known drug.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Health & Medicine

    New twist on a flu vaccine revs up the body’s army of virus killers

    A new approach to flu vaccine development makes influenza virus extra sensitive to a powerful antiviral system.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  10. Health & Medicine

    50 years ago, IUDs were deemed safe and effective

    50 year ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared intrauterine devices safe and effective, though officials didn’t know how the IUDs worked.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  11. Health & Medicine

    Evidence grows that normal childbirth takes longer than we thought

    Another study finds that labor lasts longer than is traditionally taught — an insight that could mean fewer unnecessary cesarean deliveries.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  12. Health & Medicine

    Not all strep infections are alike and it may have nothing to do with you

    Add-on genes in some bacteria shape the way strains interact with the immune system.

    By Laurel Hamers