News in Brief

  1. Climate

    Slashing greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of lives

    Simulations suggest reduced air pollution would improve public health.

    By Erin Wayman
  2. Life

    Protein injection triggers vessel repair

    Retina blood lines regrow when treated with angiopoietin-1, a new study suggests.

    By Jessica Shugart
  3. Animals

    MERS virus jumped several times from animals to humans

    More than one person caught new illness from bats, camels or other creatures.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Life

    Mice lose cat fear for good after infection

    Parasite carried by cats causes ill effects on rodents long after mice get over disease.

    By Jessica Shugart
  5. Humans

    Brain research goals laid out

    NIH details priority areas, including improving imaging technology and mapping brain structures.