Health & Medicine
- Life
Hibernation mystery
Somehow overwintering bears slow their metabolic rates far more than their slightly decreased body temperatures would predict.
- Health & Medicine
Saving preemies’ vision
A drug designed to fight cancer also may thwart aberrant blood vessel growth in the eyes of babies born preterm, a study finds.
- Health & Medicine
Brain cells start sending signals early
Fetal neurons show firing patterns similar to those seen in sleeping adults.
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- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
A controversy about the benefits of extensive breast cancer surgery, plus more in this week’s news.
- Health & Medicine
Prenatal surgery may be preferable for spina bifida
Performing an operation preterm shows better results against the neural tube defect than waiting until the baby is born, but there are trade-offs, a new study shows.
- Life
Small part of brain itching for a fight
A cluster of cells compels aggressive behavior in mice.
- Humans
Adaptive no more
A potential benefit in prehistoric lean times, genetic variant may increase risk of gestational diabetes today.
- Health & Medicine
Allergic to cancer
Having an overactive immune system may protect against certain types of brain tumor, a study suggests.
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- Life
Running a cancer roadblock
A new study shows how cells escaping from a breast tumor overcome a piece of RNA that usually stops them.
- Health & Medicine
No flu vaccine link to Guillain-Barré syndrome found
A massive study of millions of people in China finds no association between receiving the 2009 H1N1 immunization and developing the rare nervous system disorder.
