Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    X-Ray Kin: Radiation risk is hereditary

    Susceptibility to radiation-induced tumors runs in families.

    By Brian Vastag
  2. Health & Medicine

    Slimming on oolong

    Rats absorb less dietary fat and gain less weight when their diets contain lots of oolong tea.

    By Janet Raloff
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    Embryos, please

    Almost half of Spanish couples who were asked recently to donate excess embryos for stem cell research did so.

    By Brian Vastag
  4. Health & Medicine

    Therapeutic sorghum?

    Sorghum's inflammation-fighting activity is comparable to that of a prescription arthritis medicine, animal research indicates.

    By Janet Raloff
  5. Health & Medicine

    Childhood Vitamin D—A Dark Side?

    Vitamin D may explain a child's summertime boost in lead absorption, new data indicate.

    By Janet Raloff
  6. Health & Medicine

    Risk Factor: Throat cancer linked to virus spread by sex

    Cancer of the throat and tonsils can arise from infection with a sexually transmitted virus.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Health & Medicine

    A smart pill for seniors?

    A dietary supplement combo boosts older adults' performance on simple mental tests.

    By Janet Raloff
  8. Health & Medicine

    This trick boosts cancer’s spread

    A compound that helps keep cells organized and stitched into tissues may play a role in the survival of cancer cells that have seeded distant tissues in the body.

    By Janet Raloff
  9. Health & Medicine

    More Than Bit Players: Snippets of RNA might sway pancreatic cancer

    Small pieces of genetic material called microRNA might provide a preview of pancreatic cancer's aggressiveness and offer targets for combating the usually deadly disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  10. Health & Medicine

    Less Is More (Bone): Yearly osteoporosis drug reduces fractures

    Older women with osteoporosis who received yearly infusions of a drug that prevents bone loss had far fewer fractures than did peers who didn't get the drug.

    By Brian Vastag
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    Gardeners’ Friend Causes a Stink

    An invasive ladybug species is contributing a bad taste to wines made from infested grapes.

    By Janet Raloff
  12. Health & Medicine

    Diabetes from Depression: Older adults face dual risk

    Adults 65 and older who report depressive symptoms are 50 to 60 percent more likely to develop diabetes than are their peers.

    By Brian Vastag