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Meghan Rosen

Senior Writer

Meghan Rosen is a senior writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology with an emphasis in biotechnology from the University of California, Davis. Her dissertation work involved studying mutated proteins in liver and kidney cancer. She later graduated from the science communication program at UC Santa Cruz. Prior to joining Science News in 2022, she was a media relations manager at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Her work has appeared in Wired, Science, and The Washington Post, among other outlets. Once for McSweeney’s, she wrote about her kids’ habit of handing her trash, a story that still makes her (and them) laugh.

All Stories by Meghan Rosen

  1. Health & Medicine

    These 5 nutrients might be lacking in your diet

    U.S. diets should include more of vitamins D and E, fiber, calcium and magnesium — all are essential nutrients that could offer health benefits.

  2. Health & Medicine

    Chronic low back pain may be less likely if you walk – a lot

    Adults who walked more than 100 minutes per day were less likely to have chronic low back pain than those who walked fewer than 78 minutes per day.

  3. Health & Medicine

    A new diabetes treatment could free people from insulin injections

    In a small cell therapy trial, 10 out of 12 people with type 1 diabetes no longer needed supplemental insulin, even a year after treatment.

  4. Health & Medicine

    Cancer DNA is detectable in blood years before diagnosis

    Tiny, newly formed tumors shed small fragments of DNA that are swept into the bloodstream. Future cancer screening tests could detect them early.

  5. Health & Medicine

    Want to eat healthier? Add to your diet, rather than limit it

    Nutrition experts say add more greens and beans to your diet; cooking classes can teach people to make these nutrient-dense foods taste delicious.

  6. Humans

    FDA cuts imperil food safety, but not how you might think

    Layoffs at the FDA, USDA and CDC could erode the U.S. food safety system. Experts aren’t so worried about milk or chicken today; they’re concerned about the future.

  7. Health & Medicine

    A cup of chickpeas a day lowers cholesterol

    Adding a cup of chickpeas or black beans to people’s daily diets could improve health by lowering cholesterol and inflammation, a new study suggests.

  8. Health & Medicine

    A diet full of tiny plastics triggered health problems in mice

    Mice exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics developed problems in their guts and livers. It’s not yet clear if humans are similarly affected.

  9. Health & Medicine

    Biden’s prostate cancer is incurable, but it is treatable

    Experts explain the science behind Biden's advanced prostate cancer diagnosis, including how common it is and what treatments are available.

  10. Health & Medicine

    An at-home cervical cancer screening device was OK‘d by the FDA

    The Teal Wand, an at-home HPV testing device that could replace a Pap smear, could broaden access to cervical cancer screening.

  11. Health & Medicine

    A man let snakes bite him 202 times. His blood helped create a new antivenom

    A new antivenom relies on antibodies from the blood of Tim Friede, who immunized himself against snakebites by injecting increasing doses of venom into his body.

  12. Health & Medicine

    Ozempic and Wegovy ingredient may reverse signs of liver disease

    The diabetes and weight loss drug semaglutide reversed liver scarring and inflammation. It’s among several drugs in the works for the condition MASH.