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Being bilingual is great. But it may not boost some brain functions

A large study of U.S. bilingual children didn’t turn up obvious benefits in abilities to ignore distractions or switch quickly between tasks.

By Laura Sanders | 7:00am, May 24, 2019

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Biomedicine

Feature | Biomedicine

Measles erases the immune system’s memory

By Laura Sanders | 6:00am, May 21, 2019

News | Biomedicine

Vaccines may help bats fight white nose syndrome

By Helen Thompson | 7:00am, May 17, 2019

50 Years Ago | Biomedicine

50 years ago, scientists tried to transplant part of a human eye

By Tina Hesman Saey | 7:00am, May 09, 2019
Cancer

News | Cancer

Eating a lot of fiber could improve some cancer treatments

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:32pm, March 01, 2019

Feature | Cancer

Vitamin D supplements aren’t living up to their hype

By Laura Beil | 6:00am, January 27, 2019

News | Cancer

A new 3-D printed ‘sponge’ sops up excess chemo drugs

By Esther Landhuis | 9:00am, January 15, 2019
Clinical Trials

News | Clinical Trials

A gut bacteria transplant may not help you lose weight

By Tina Hesman Saey | 12:05am, May 09, 2019

Feature | Clinical Trials

When anxiety happens as early as preschool, treatments can help

By Sujata Gupta | 6:00am, April 21, 2019

News | Clinical Trials

Blood vessels built from a patient’s cells could help people on dialysis

By Maria Temming | 2:01pm, March 27, 2019
Health

News | Health

Faulty cellular antennae may cause a heart valve disorder

By Aimee Cunningham | 2:00pm, May 22, 2019

Soapbox | Health

A cognitive neuroscientist warns that the U.S. justice system harms teen brains

By Laura Sanders | 11:00am, May 22, 2019

Feature | Health

How the battle against measles varies around the world

By Sujata Gupta | 6:00am, May 21, 2019
Human Development

News | Human Development

Medicaid expansion may help shrink health gaps between black and white babies

By Sujata Gupta | 11:05am, April 23, 2019

News | Human Development

The learning gap between rich and poor students hasn’t changed in decades

By Sujata Gupta | 10:11am, March 19, 2019

News | Human Development

Why it’s key to identify preschoolers with anxiety and depression

By Sujata Gupta | 7:00am, February 03, 2019
Mental Health

News | Mental Health

Why war’s emotional wounds run deeper for some kids and not others

By Bruce Bower | 8:00am, April 28, 2019

News | Mental Health

People with stress disorders like PTSD are at higher risk of heart disease

By Maanvi Singh | 7:00am, April 16, 2019

50 Years Ago | Mental Health

50 years ago, drug abuse was higher among physicians than the public

By Jeremy Rehm | 7:00am, March 28, 2019
Neuroscience

News | Neuroscience

A new AI acquired humanlike ‘number sense’ on its own

By Maria Temming | 7:00am, May 13, 2019

News | Neuroscience

An AI used art to control monkeys’ brain cells

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, May 02, 2019

News | Neuroscience

A mysterious dementia that mimics Alzheimer’s gets named LATE

By Laura Sanders | 12:00pm, April 30, 2019
Nutrition

50 Years Ago | Nutrition

50 years ago, people thought MSG caused ‘Chinese restaurant syndrome’

By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 28, 2019

The Science Life | Nutrition

This scientist watches meat rot to decipher the Neandertal diet

By Laurel Hamers | 6:00am, January 02, 2019

News | Nutrition

Coffee or tea? Your preference may be written in your DNA

By Tina Hesman Saey | 9:00am, November 15, 2018

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