Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
Gradual treatment of peanut allergies shows promise
A slow and incremental introduction of peanuts into the diet helps some children overcome an allergy to the food, but it takes time and close supervision.
- Humans
Radio relief for Rwandans’ social conflicts
Rwandans who listened to a yearlong radio soap opera developed increased tolerance for dissent, a greater sense of cooperation and more acceptance of marriage across ethnic lines.
- Health & Medicine
Scientists find a soup of suspects while probing milk’s link to cancer
Latest studies focus on estrogens, androgens and IGF-1.
- Health & Medicine
Bottled water may contain ‘hormones’: Glass
Some mineral water appears to have been tainted prior to bottling.
- Health & Medicine
Reading the patterns of spatial memories
Researchers can tell where participants are standing in a virtual world by “seeing” memories of the journey.
- Chemistry
Bottled water may contain ‘hormones’: Plastics
New concerns arise over the presence of hormonelike pollutants in plastic food packaging.
- Humans
Whiz Kids: Its science and outreach
The filmmakers behind Whiz Kids would like to see their footage serve an educational purpose, perhaps through some online portal.
- Tech
Whiz Kids: The Movie
New independent film showcases the arduous path by which extraodinary high school researchers reach the Science Talent Search competition in Washington, D.C.
- Anthropology
Peking Man fossils show their age
Scientists have pushed back the age of Peking Man, raising questions about whether Homo erectus trekked to eastern Asia in two separate migrations.
- Humans
Science’s next generation wins accolades
Star students receive more than $530,000 in scholarships and prizes in the Intel Science Talent Search.
- Health & Medicine
Migraines during pregnancy may be linked to stroke
Pregnant women who have migraines also face a heightened risk of stroke and other vascular diseases, a new study finds.
- Health & Medicine
Blood type could matter in pancreatic cancer
People with type O blood are less likely to develop pancreatic cancer than are people with type B blood, a study finds.
