Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Community protection against measles jeopardized

    ‘Herd immunity’ to measles may be threatened by low vaccination rates in some parts of the United States.

    By Lila Guterman
  2. Health & Medicine

    Why stress doesn’t just stay in your head

    Chronic stress may start in the brain, but new research reveals that its influences on the body roam far and wide.

    By Eva Emerson
  3. Health & Medicine

    Stem cells from wisdom teeth could help repair corneas

    A study points to a potential new treatment for corneal blindness: Stem cells extracted from pulp from pulled wisdom teeth.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. Health & Medicine

    For athletes, antioxidant pills may not help performance

    Supplements of vitamins C, E and other antioxidants may blunt the positive effects of exercise training.

    By Laura Beil
  5. Health & Medicine

    Early peanut exposure can reduce likelihood of allergy

    In many infants at risk of developing a peanut allergy, early and steady exposure to peanut butter prevents it, a new study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Ecosystems

    Bubonic plague was a serial visitor in European Middle Ages

    Outbreaks of Black Death in medieval Europe may have been triggered by faraway weather patterns and hungry gerbils.

    By Kate Baggaley
  7. Science & Society

    ‘This Idea Must Die’ singles out scientific theories ready for retirement

    Researchers and writers weigh in on theories getting in the way of scientific progress in this collection of essays.

    By Allison Bohac
  8. Health & Medicine

    Six ways to beat chronic stress

    Counseling, mindfulness training and purposeful social contact may counteract the effects of chronic stress.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Health & Medicine

    Chronic stress can wreak havoc on the body

    Scientists are shedding light on all the ways that chronic stress can boost inflammation and lead to serious health problems.

    By Nathan Seppa
  10. Health & Medicine

    There’s more than one way to persuade people to vaccinate

    Fear, facts and attitude are all strategies for promoting immunization

    By Bethany Brookshire
  11. Health & Medicine

    New HPV shot fends off more types of the virus

    A new vaccine that covers more strains of the human papillomavirus protects better against cervical and other cancers.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Genetics

    Ebola virus evolution tracked by genetic data

    Analysis of Ebola genomes shows how the virus has evolved and some of the mutations that may thwart treatments.

    By Ashley Yeager