Health & Medicine
- Health & Medicine
Colic in infancy linked to migraines later in childhood
No tie found between colicky babies and later tension headaches.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Bioengineered kidney transplanted into rat
Cleansed of cells and repopulated anew, bioengineered organ successfully produces urine.
By Nathan Seppa - Life
New bird flu claims more victims
H7N9 influenza spreads to Beijing, may come from poultry and pigeons.
- Health & Medicine
Mental puzzles underlie music’s delight
MRI reveals brain’s processing, and its pleasure, when a person listens to an enjoyable new tune.
By Meghan Rosen - Chemistry
Malaria drug made by baker’s yeast
Fermentation process using bioengineered version of the fungus could become important new production method for artemisinin.
By Nathan Seppa - Life
New technique gives see-through view into mouse brains
Replacing fatty molecules turns organs transparent, allowing study of structure and function at the same time.
- Health & Medicine
2013 American Association for Cancer Research meeting
Highlights from the annual AACR meeting include ovulation’s impact on cancer risk and an experimental drug’s promising performance against leukemia.
By Science News - Health & Medicine
Vitamin D doesn’t disappoint
Vitamin D seems to be living up to high expectations
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Ovarian cancer drug candidate passes early clinical test
An experimental medicine that uses a seek-and-destroy design to kill tumor cells may help some patients who face a recurrence.
By Nathan Seppa - Life
Molecule in meat may increase heart disease risk
Gut bacteria transform compound into artery hardener.
By Meghan Rosen - Health & Medicine
Dream contents deciphered by computer
Similar brain patterns emerge when seeing an object and conjuring it during sleep.
- Psychology
Light found in cocaine addiction tunnel
Using lasers, scientists target a sluggish set of neurons in rats to ease drug compulsion.