Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Transplanted stem cells become eggs in sterile mice

    Sterile mice that received transplanted egg-making stem cells were able to have healthy babies.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Readers ponder the randomness of DNA errors

    Readers sent feedback on cellular slip-ups, moon mayhem and more.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Where you live can affect your blood pressure, study suggests

    For black adults, moving out of a racially segregated neighborhood is linked to a drop in blood pressure, a new study finds.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Toddlers’ screen time linked to speech delays and lost sleep, but questions remain

    Two new studies link handheld screen time for young children to less sleep and greater risk of expressive language delays. But the results are preliminary.

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  5. Tech

    New pelvic exoskeleton stops people from taking tumbles

    A new exoskeleton helps people prone to falling stay on their feet.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Breast cancer cells spread in an already-armed mob

    Source tumors may already contain the mutations that drive aggressive cancer spread.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    ‘Exercise pill’ turns couch potato mice into marathoners

    An experimental "exercise in a pill" increases running endurance in mice before they step foot on a treadmill.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    New rules for cellular entry may aid antibiotic development

    A new study lays out several rules to successfully enter gram-negative bacteria, which could lead to the development of sorely needed antibiotics.

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  9. Animals

    In Florida, they’re fighting mosquitoes by meddling with their sex lives

    As an alternative to genetically modified mosquitoes, Florida skeeter police are testing one of two strategies that use bacteria to meddle with insect sex lives.

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  10. Animals

    50 years ago, U.S. fell short on mosquito eradication

    Researchers boldly predicted mosquitoes’ demise 50 years ago. They never came close.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Readers concerned about cancer’s sugary disguise

    Tricky cancer cells, brain-shaping smartphones, a cow-burying badger and more in reader feedback.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Yes, statins protect hearts. But critics question their expanding use

    Even after decades of study, questions remain about statin safety.

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