Health & Medicine
Feeling nervous? Work the system
Scientists are exploring new ways to regain control of overactive nervous systems including humming, tapping on the skin and cold-water immersion.
Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
More Stories in Humans
- Health & Medicine
Climate change is shifting malaria hot spots in Africa
Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa.
- Health & Medicine
The shingles vaccine may protect the heart
Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.
- Paleontology
Newfound fossils are spilling Denisovan secrets
Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.
- Health & Medicine
A massive study unveils the genetic underpinnings of fibromyalgia
The biggest fibromyalgia genetics study yet zeroed in on 26 genetic risk factors for the pain disorder, including one in the Huntington's disease gene.
- Science & Society
To nap or not to nap? Science is still waking up to the question
Many people struggle to sleep enough at night. Surprisingly, science cannot say if adding in a nap to sleep in two blocks is healthy.
- Health & Medicine
Your skin chemistry may affect which mosquitoes most want to bite you
Three species preferred different people based on their skin odor and bacteria. The findings could help make new microbe-based repellants.
- Health & Medicine
A new cancer vaccine may keep melanoma from coming back
A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.
- Health & Medicine
Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk
Children exposed to World War II sugar rationing had lower dementia and Alzheimer’s risk decades later, data suggest.
- Neuroscience
Personalized brain stimulation can ease chronic pain
A week-long brain mapping session can lead to lasting relief, a case series of three pain patients shows.
