Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
World Health Organization raises swine flu alert level
The World Health Organization announced April 29 that is has raised the alert level for swine flu from Phase 4 to Phase 5, which suggests that a pandemic is imminent.
- Health & Medicine
Brain reads word-by-word
The brain reads words as whole units and processes the information quickly, two studies suggest.
- Health & Medicine
New weapon fights hepatitis C
Taking the experimental drug telaprevir with standard medications for hepatitis C clears the virus from patients’ blood better than the standard combination alone.
- Health & Medicine
Institute of Medicine takes on conflicts of interest
The Institute of Medicine seeks to divorce medical research from undue influence by the pharmaceutical and medical-device industries.
- Life
Connectivity may play role in autism
Large studies of autism suggest connections between neurons are the culprit.
- Humans
Obama pledges 3 percent of GDP for research
BLOG: Highlights of what the president announced to the National Academy of Sciences.
- Health & Medicine
Swine flu outbreak likely to continue, officials say
Even as public health data on the new outbreak change daily, biological information on the mysterious virus remains scant.
- Physics
Obama pledges 3 percent of GDP for research
Pledges for big budget increases for research, permanent tax credits for reseach by industry and more were announced today.
- Health & Medicine
Obama on the swine flu epidemic
New swine flu is "cause for concern," the President acknowledged this morning.
- Psychology
Males, females swap sex-role stereotypes
Analysis finds that mating strategies are not universal
- Health & Medicine
Birth control pills can limit muscle-training gains
Mildly 'androgenic' hormones in some birth-control pills appear to sabotage strength-building exercise.
- Health & Medicine
Morning birds buckle under sleep pressure
Sleep pressure helps set the circadian clocks of early birds and night owls.
