Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Moms are more likely than dads to chat with newborns

    Even when fathers are around, mothers tend to talk to their babies more and respond to infants’ vocalizations.

    By Laura Sanders
  2. Chemistry

    Chemist tackles complex problems with simplicity

    Harvard chemist George Whitesides applies his unique problem-solving philosophy to creating new diagnostic devices for the developing world.

    By Sam Lemonick
  3. Health & Medicine

    Mini stomachs grown in lab

    Clumps of human gastric cells could help researchers study stomach diseases.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Health & Medicine

    Heavy milk drinking may double women’s mortality rates

    In a study of 60,000 Swedes, drinking three or more classes of milk a day was associated with higher chances of death, cancer and hip fractures.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Harmless bacterium edges out intestinal germ

    Researchers treated C. difficile infections in mice with a closely related bacteria that blocks C. difficile growth.

    By Kate Baggaley
  6. Health & Medicine

    Daylight savings time tied to more exercise in children

    Kids in Europe and Australia are slightly more active in longer-lit evenings, a new study shows.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Health & Medicine

    Cocoa antioxidants boost the aging brain

    High doses of cocoa flavanols can improve some types of brain function in older individuals, a new study shows.

    By Science News Staff
  8. Genetics

    Men who lose Y chromosome have high risk of cancer

    Losing the Y chromosome in blood cells may bring on cancer and shorten men’s lives.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Health & Medicine

    There’s no need to panic about enterovirus

    The enterovirus behind this year’s outbreak, EV-D68, has been around for decades and generally causes mild symptoms.

    By Laura Sanders
  10. Health & Medicine

    Tiny human intestine grown inside mouse

    Human gut tissue transplanted into a mouse can grow into a working intestine that doctors could use to test disease treatments.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Health & Medicine

    Feedback

    Readers discuss methods to prevent sepsis and whether genes are thrifty, while Tina Saey clears up some confusion regarding Ebola's airborne status.

    By Science News Staff
  12. Microbes

    Microbes can redeem themselves to fight disease

    With some genetic engineering, bacteria can morph from bad to good and help attack invading cancer cells.

    By Susan Gaidos