Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
News Briefs: Body & Brain
How deaf people process other senses, a gene variant that protects against Alzheimer's, and special cells that wrap and feed neural extensions
- Health & Medicine
Cartilage Creation
New joint tissue could keep people moving, reducing need for knee or hip replacements.
- Health & Medicine
The Brain Set Free
Lifting neural constraints could turn back time, making way for youthful flexibility.
- Health & Medicine
Ecstasy may cause memory problems
New users of club drug do worse than nonusers on one recall test.
- Humans
Maiden shows signs of TB-like infection
Molecular analysis yields clues about the immune system activity of a probable sacrificial victim.
- Humans
So long Weekly Reader . . .
I read with sadness this week that Weekly Reader is about to disappear. As much as I’ll miss the idea of the venerable Weekly Reader living on, I also have to admit to a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. This conflict developed shortly after I joined the staff here. As soon as I identified my affiliation, people frequently asked: “Science News — hmmm: Isn’t that the Weekly Reader of science?”
- Health & Medicine
Male circumcision tied to lower HIV prevalence
Clinical programs in eastern and southern Africa also seem to be changing people’s views on the operation.
- Humans
Altruistic kidney donors help many
Mass exchanges result in more kidneys for difficult-to-match recipients.
- Humans
Blog: Remembering Sally Ride
Astronomy writer Nadia Drake looks back on the astronaut’s reach.
- Earth
Night lights may foster depression
In animals, chronic dim light triggers brain changes that disappear with the return of nightlong darkness.
- Health & Medicine
Sperm analyzed, one by one
A close look at the sex cell’s DNA reveals basic molecular processes.
- Health & Medicine
Egg in tiny doses curbs allergy
Giving allergic kids minuscule bits of problem food and gradually increasing it over many months wipes out reactions in some, a study finds.
