Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Asthma may add to sleep apnea risk

    A long-term sleep study strengthens the link between the two breathing disorders asthma and sleep apnea.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    More oxygen may lead to more tumors

    Lung cancer risk drops at higher elevations where the air is thinner.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    Allergy-related Google searches follow pollen season ups and downs

    Google search queries could help researchers track pollen seasons in areas without pollen-monitoring stations.

    By Thomas Sumner
  4. Health & Medicine

    New antibiotic candidate shows promise

    Tests in lab dishes and mice suggest an experimental compound called teixobactin can kill staph, TB microbes and other bacteria.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Weight-loss surgery linked to better survival

    Obese middle-aged and older people fare better if they have had bariatric surgery, a long-term study of veterans finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Health & Medicine

    HPV vaccination not linked to multiple sclerosis

    Getting vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, is not associated with developing multiple sclerosis or similar diseases, a new study shows.

    By Ashley Yeager
  7. Life

    Cold coddles colds

    Antiviral responses aren’t as effective against common cold viruses in cooler temperatures.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Health & Medicine

    ‘AIDS’ gives inside view of science, politics of epidemic

    In ‘AIDS Between Science and Politics,’ pioneering HIV expert Peter Piot discusses the factors and events that shaped the epidemic.

    By Beth Mole
  9. Health & Medicine

    A bilingual brain is prepped for more than a second language

    Bilingual and multilingual people make efficient decisions on word choices, neural exercise that may protect the aging brain.

    By Lisa Seachrist Chiu
  10. Health & Medicine

    Priming the elderly for flu shots

    A drug that shuts down a potent signaling molecule in cells might boost protection elicited with flu vaccination, a study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Health & Medicine

    Online favorites of 2014

    Science News' website traffic reveals the most-read news stories and blog posts of 2014.

    By Science News Staff
  12. Life

    Hydrogen sulfide offers clue to how reducing calories lengthens lives

    Cutting calories boosts hydrogen sulfide production, which leads to more resilient cells and longer lives, a new study suggests.

    By Tina Hesman Saey