Health & Medicine
- Microbes
How climate change may increase antibiotic resistance
Rising heat and drought may spur bacteria to exchange antibiotic resistance genes, with potential risks to human health.
- Health & Medicine
Beyond Inheritance offers a new view of mutations
In her debut book, science writer Roxanne Khamsi offers a new view of mutations that’s not limited to birth and death.
- Health & Medicine
Increasing heat can boost malnutrition among children
In a study of 6.5 million children in Brazil, higher temperatures were associated with worse nutrition outcomes, especially in vulnerable groups.
- Health & Medicine
A vaccine for Lyme disease could be on the horizon
The vaccine candidate is the furthest any shot has gotten since the last one was pulled in 2002. Scientists are testing other ways to block infection.
- Science & Society
Know the legal age to buy tobacco products in the U.S.? Many parents don’t
A study finds that less than half of surveyed parents know the legal age, 21, to buy cigarettes, vapes, nicotine pouches and other tobacco products.
- Health & Medicine
Breath carries clues to gut health
At-home breath tests could reveal insights about gut health, though their ability to assess food intolerances is not yet clear.
- Health & Medicine
Some GLP-1 drugs are more effective for those with specific gene variants
In a study, people with gene variants in two genes lost slightly more weight on GLP-1 drugs, but threw up more on Zepbound.
- Health & Medicine
New mutations help the H5N1 bird flu virus infect cows but not people
The findings show how the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving in livestock and what that may mean for human health.
- Health & Medicine
Fluoride in U.S. drinking water does not reduce IQ, a new study finds
Claims that fluoride in drinking water causes cognitive delays in kids are driving U.S. policy. A new study finds no evidence to back them.
- Health & Medicine
When our minds wander to the body, it may affect mental health
People’s minds sometimes wander to their bodily sensations, which may reduce symptoms of depression and ADHD, a new study suggests.
- Health & Medicine
Supreme Court ruling on ‘conversion therapy’ puts medical talk in the hot seat
In Chiles v. Salazar, the court ruled that a therapist has First Amendment protections. That could impact how talk therapy is regulated.
- Health & Medicine
Digital heart twins can guide a lifesaving procedure
Heart replicas helped doctors spot good targets for ablation in 10 patients. Months later, all of them are free of sustained faulty rhythms.
