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‘Good to Go’ tackles the real science of sports recovery

In ‘Good to Go,’ science writer Christie Aschwanden puts science — and herself — to the test for the sake of sports recovery.

By Bethany Brookshire | 8:00am, January 22, 2019

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Biomedicine

News | Biomedicine

A new implant uses light to control overactive bladders

By Maria Temming | 1:00pm, January 02, 2019

News | Biomedicine

Tumor ‘organoids’ may speed cancer treatment

By Esther Landhuis | 12:00pm, December 17, 2018

News | Biomedicine

Baboons survive 6 months after getting a pig heart transplant

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

News | Cancer

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

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

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
Clinical Trials

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 | Clinical Trials

Vitamin D supplements don’t prevent heart disease or cancer

By Marcia Frellick | 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

Overdose deaths tied to antianxiety drugs like Xanax continue to rise

By Aimee Cunningham | 8:00am, January 17, 2019

News | Health

Bacterial compounds may be as good as DEET at repelling mosquitoes

By Laurel Hamers | 2:18pm, January 16, 2019

News | Health

This protein may help explain why some women with endometriosis are infertile

By Aimee Cunningham | 2:53pm, January 09, 2019
Human Development

News | Human Development

An ancient child from East Asia grew teeth like a modern human

By Bruce Bower | 2:12pm, January 16, 2019

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
Mental Health

Science Stats | Mental Health

Americans are sleeping less than they were 13 years ago

By Rodrigo Pérez Ortega | 12:00pm, December 21, 2018

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
Neuroscience

News | Neuroscience

New ways to image and control nerve cells could unlock brain mysteries

By Laura Sanders | 2:00pm, January 17, 2019

News | Neuroscience

Nerve cells from people with autism grow unusually big and fast

By Laura Sanders | 6:00am, January 11, 2019

Year in Review | Neuroscience

The battle over new nerve cells in adult brains intensifies

By Laura Sanders | 7:00am, December 20, 2018
Nutrition

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

50 Years Ago | Nutrition

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

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

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