Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Narcolepsy linked to immune system

    Genome association study finds a second connection between the sleep disorder and the body's disease-fighting apparatus

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    Swine flu genetics suggest a vaccine is possible

    So far, strain's contagion appears on par with that of a seasonal flu outbreak. Vaccine would be at least months away.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Science budgets look rosy, AAAS finds

    The president and Congress have collaborated in targeting substantial increases for federal investments in R&D this year.

    By Janet Raloff
  4. Health & Medicine

    World Health Organization raises swine flu alert level

    The World Health Organization announced April 29 that is has raised the alert level for swine flu from Phase 4 to Phase 5, which suggests that a pandemic is imminent.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Brain reads word-by-word

    The brain reads words as whole units and processes the information quickly, two studies suggest.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  6. Health & Medicine

    New weapon fights hepatitis C

    Taking the experimental drug telaprevir with standard medications for hepatitis C clears the virus from patients’ blood better than the standard combination alone.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Health & Medicine

    Institute of Medicine takes on conflicts of interest

    The Institute of Medicine seeks to divorce medical research from undue influence by the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries.

    By Janet Raloff
  8. Life

    Connectivity may play role in autism

    Large studies of autism suggest connections between neurons are the culprit.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  9. Health & Medicine

    Swine flu outbreak likely to continue, officials say

    Even as public health data on the new outbreak change daily, biological information on the mysterious virus remains scant.

    By Nathan Seppa
  10. Physics

    Obama pledges 3 percent of GDP for research

    Pledges for big budget increases for research, permanent tax credits for reseach by industry and more were announced today.

    By Janet Raloff
  11. Health & Medicine

    Obama on the swine flu epidemic

    New swine flu is "cause for concern," the President acknowledged this morning.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Health & Medicine

    Birth control pills can limit muscle-training gains

    Mildly 'androgenic' hormones in some birth-control pills appear to sabotage strength-building exercise.

    By Janet Raloff