Humans
- Health & Medicine
Heartburn drugs linked to vitamin deficiency
People who take Nexium, Prilosec and other medicines more prone to low B12 levels.
By Nathan Seppa -
- Humans
Fossils reveal a strong-armed, dead-end hominid
Olduvai Gorge finds suggest extinct hominid both walked and hung out in trees.
By Bruce Bower - Health & Medicine
Watching media coverage of disasters linked to stress
Watching hours of media coverage of traumatic events may worsen symptoms of distress.
- Neuroscience
Brain chip enables injured rats to control movements
Prosthesis bypasses damaged area to connect distant neurons.
- Life
H7N9 flu still better adapted to infect birds over humans
The proteins from the avian flu appear better suited for attaching to bird, not human, molecules.
- Life
Autism may have link to chemicals made by gut microbes
Beneficial bacteria improved abnormal behaviors in mice with altered intestines.
- Health & Medicine
Triplet births decline as IVF practice evolves
The number of U.S. pregnancies resulting in three or more babies has gone down since 1998.
By Nathan Seppa - Health & Medicine
Cell counts provide a read on ovarian cancer
New technology might discern which tumors are most dangerous and help guide treatment.
By Nathan Seppa - Anthropology
Ancient hominid bone serves up DNA stunner
Spanish hominid fossil from 400,000 years ago reveals genetic ties to Asia’s mysterious Denisovans.
By Bruce Bower - Health & Medicine
Forecasting system predicts peaks in flu outbreaks
A real-time forecasting system has accurately predicted the peak flu cases up to nine weeks before the outbreak.
- Psychology
The Tell
The Little Clues That Reveal Big Truths About Who We Are by Matthew Hertenstein.
By Sid Perkins