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Big data reveals hints of how, when and where mental disorders start

The first wave of data from the PsychENCODE project holds new clues to how and when psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia emerge.

By Laura Sanders | 2:49pm, December 13, 2018

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Biomedicine

News | Biomedicine

Baboons survive 6 months after getting a pig heart transplant

By Jennifer Leman | 1:08pm, December 05, 2018

News | Biomedicine

A patch studded with tiny needles may help heart attack survivors recover

By Maria Temming | 2:03pm, November 28, 2018

News | Biomedicine

Artificial intelligence crowdsources data to speed up drug discovery

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, October 18, 2018
Cancer

News | Cancer

Discovery of how to prod a patient’s immune system to fight cancer wins a Nobel

By Tina Hesman Saey | 2:30pm, October 01, 2018

Science Ticker | Cancer

Cancer immunotherapy wins the 2018 medicine Nobel Prize

By Tina Hesman Saey | 6:42am, October 01, 2018

Science Ticker | Cancer

There’s a new cervical cancer screening option

By Aimee Cunningham | 11:00am, August 21, 2018
Clinical Trials

News | Clinical Trials

Vitamin D supplements don’t prevent heart disease or cancer

By Marcia Frellick | 3:00pm, November 10, 2018

News | Clinical Trials

A potent fish oil drug may protect high-risk patients against heart attacks

By Aimee Cunningham | 3:00pm, November 10, 2018

News in Brief | Clinical Trials

A new drug may boost dwindling treatment options for gonorrhea

By Aimee Cunningham | 5:00pm, November 07, 2018
Health

News | Health

Babies born in opioid withdrawal have unusually small heads

By Aimee Cunningham | 3:25pm, December 12, 2018

Feature | Health

A gut-brain link for Parkinson’s gets a closer look

By Laura Beil | 9:00am, December 07, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Health

Two new books explore the science and history of the 1918 flu pandemic

By Cassandra Willyard | 7:00am, December 07, 2018
Human Development

News | Human Development

Pregnant women’s use of opioids is on the rise

By Leah Rosenbaum | 4:00pm, August 09, 2018

News | Human Development

Human brains make new nerve cells — and lots of them — well into old age

By Laurel Hamers | 2:50pm, April 05, 2018

Feature | Human Development

How to build a human brain

By Ingfei Chen | 3:30pm, February 20, 2018
Mental Health

Feature | Mental Health

Virtual reality therapy has real-life benefits for some mental disorders

By Maria Temming | 8:24am, November 01, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Mental Health

Strange brains offer a glimpse into the mind

By Laura Sanders | 9:00am, August 13, 2018

News | Mental Health

Google Glass could help children with autism socialize with others

By Maria Temming | 5:00am, August 02, 2018
Neuroscience

News in Brief | Neuroscience

Here’s a rare way that an Alzheimer’s protein can spread

By Laura Sanders | 11:00am, December 13, 2018

News | Neuroscience

The uterus may play a role in memory

By Laura Sanders | 2:02pm, December 06, 2018

News in Brief | Neuroscience

Zaps to a certain spot in the brain may ease depression

By Laura Sanders | 11:00am, November 29, 2018
Nutrition

News | Nutrition

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

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

50 Years Ago | Nutrition

50 years ago, the safety of artificial sweeteners was fiercely debated

By Emily Conover | 6:00am, October 19, 2018

Feature | Nutrition

Can science build a better burger?

By Susan Milius | 12:30pm, September 20, 2018

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