Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Bacteria Can Keep Their Kin in Check

    Products containing beneficial bacteria might help people fight the ill effects of some gut microbes in diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome.

    By Ben Harder
  2. Health & Medicine

    Bug Zapper: Novel drug kills resistant bacteria

    A newly recognized compound can wipe out some of the most troublesome antibiotic-resistant bacteria, lab tests show.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Health & Medicine

    Nabbed: Culprit of grapefruit juice–drug interaction

    Researchers have pinned down the class of natural compounds in grapefruit juice that's responsible for its unwanted chemical interaction with many drugs.

    By Ben Harder
  4. Health & Medicine

    Now Hear This

    Genetics research, work with stem cells, and studies of the inner ear's delicate architecture suggest that it might be possible to restore cells pivotal to hearing.

    By Christen Brownlee
  5. Health & Medicine

    Sleight of Herb: Black cohosh mislabeled in medicinal products

    A sizable fraction of the herbal supplements marketed as preparations of black cohosh contains none of that North American plant.

    By Ben Harder
  6. Health & Medicine

    An aging protein?

    The defective protein that, when defective, causes a premature-aging disease may also play a role in normal aging.

    By Christen Brownlee
  7. Health & Medicine

    Predicting Parkinson’s

    Scientists are searching for ways to detect the earliest signs in the brain of Parkinson's disease.

    By Science News
  8. Health & Medicine

    Defending against a Deadly Foe: Vaccine forestalls fearsome virus

    A single injection of an experimental vaccine prevents infection by the lethal Marburg virus in monkeys.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Health & Medicine

    Reevaluating Eggs’ Cholesterol Risks

    People susceptible to substantial blood-cholesterol spikes after eating eggs manage this extra cholesterol in a way that limits damage to their hearts.

    By Janet Raloff
  10. Health & Medicine

    Liver regeneration tied to bile acids

    Bile, a digestive juice, plays an integral role in the regeneration of liver tissue.

    By Nathan Seppa
  11. Health & Medicine

    Two drugs are equal in preventing breast cancer

    A commonly prescribed anti-osteoporosis drug works as well at preventing breast cancer as the sole drug currently prescribed for the task.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Health & Medicine

    Small Wonder: Taking the bite out of anthrax toxin

    Using a submicroscopic synthetic blob called a liposome, scientists have neutralized anthrax toxin in rats.

    By Nathan Seppa