Humans
- Health & Medicine
Breath test could detect bad microbe
Using machines that identify component parts of gases, scientists can now detect markers of a dangerous fungal infection in the lungs of people just by analyzing their breath.
- Anthropology
Chimps indifferent to others’ welfare
New laboratory experiments suggest that chimpanzees, unlike people, don't care about the welfare of unrelated members of their social groups.
- Health & Medicine
Inflammation-Fighting Fat
A constituent of dairy fat may one day serve as a substitute for aspirin and other inflammation-fighting agents.
- Humans
From the October 26, 1935, issue
Electric light without wires, lab-grown flu virus, and superhard glass.
- Health & Medicine
Defense Mechanism: Circumcision averts some HIV infections
Men who get circumcised reduce their risk of acquiring the AIDS virus by more than half.
- Humans
Letters from the October 29, 2005, issue of Science News
Food for thought I note that pleasure activates the neurobiological response that fuels addictive behavior (“Food Fix: Neurobiology highlights similarities between obesity and drug addiction,” SN: 9/3/05, p. 155). It has long been a tenet of the 12-step programs that there is no pleasure greater than to use one’s talents to help others similarly afflicted. […]
- Health & Medicine
Single drug dose may be better against cholera
A single dose of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin cures cholera in children as often as a 12-dose regimen of erythromycin does.
- Health & Medicine
Light Therapy for Tainted Fish
Shining ultraviolet light on the meal fed to farmed fish could destroy dioxins and limit the amount of those toxic chemicals that people get in the fish they eat.
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- Humans
Misleading Numbers
The “Number Watch” Web site focuses on “misleading” numbers that appear in the media and are often used to promote specific causes, as compiled by retired engineering professor John Brignell of the University of Southampton. Brignell also offers online resources on statistics and statistics education. The FAQ section includes answers to such questions as “Is […]
- Health & Medicine
Weight-Loss Costs: A critical look at gastric surgery
Obese people who opt for weight-loss surgery incur increased odds of subsequent hospitalization and, in some groups, a substantial risk of death.
- Humans
Former Science News Interns Garner Writing Awards
The talents of one recent intern and one from many years ago have now been recognized by national awards.
