Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Cancer cells cast a sweet spell on the immune system

    Tumors have surface sugars that persuade the body’s defenses to look the other way. New therapies are being devised to break the trance.

    By Esther Landhuis
  2. Neuroscience

    Smartphones may be changing the way we think

    We rely on our digital devices to connect with others and for memory and navigation shortcuts. What is that doing to our brains?

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    See how bacterial blood infections in young kids plummeted after vaccines

    Rates of pneumococcal bacteremia in children plummeted by 95 percent after the introduction of vaccines against Streptococcus bacteria.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Climate

    Changing climate could worsen foods’ nutrition

    Climate change could aggravate hidden hunger by sapping micronutrients from soils and plants, reducing nutrition in wheat, rice and other crops.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Tech

    Virtual reality has a motion sickness problem

    Virtual reality games and experiences can make some people sick, and women are more susceptible.

    By Betsy Mason
  6. Health & Medicine

    Anesthesia for youngsters is a tricky calculation

    Scientists, doctors and parents face uncertainty when it comes to anesthesia for babies.

    By Laura Sanders
  7. Health & Medicine

    Microcephaly, other birth defects are on the rise since Zika’s arrival

    The rate of certain birth defects is much higher in babies born to Zika-infected mothers in the United States, the CDC reports.

    By Laurel Hamers
  8. Health & Medicine

    Certain birth defects are on the rise since Zika arrived in the U.S.

    The rate of certain birth defects is much higher in babies born to Zika-infected mothers in the United States, the CDC reports.

    By Laurel Hamers
  9. Health & Medicine

    Colorectal cancer is on the rise among younger adults

    Colorectal cancer rates in the United States have increased in people younger than 50.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  10. Humans

    Transgender children are at greater risk of mental health problems

    The Trump administration has rescinded federal protections for transgender kids in public schools, a move that the American Academy of Pediatrics condemns.

    By Laura Sanders
  11. Health & Medicine

    DNA may offer rapid road to Zika vaccine

    Researchers are pursuing multiple vaccine strategies for blocking Zika infection.

    By Meghan Rosen
  12. Health & Medicine

    A preschooler’s bubbly personality may rub off on friends

    Scientists caught personality shifts in preschoolers over a year by observing play.

    By Laura Sanders