Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Sperm protein may offer target for male contraceptive

    With the identification of a new sperm protein that helps sperm penetrate eggs, researchers may be closer to developing birth control pills for men.

    By Meghan Rosen
  2. Health & Medicine

    Sperm protein may offer target for male contraceptive

    With the identification of a new sperm protein that helps sperm penetrate eggs, researchers may be closer to developing birth control pills for men.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Life

    Babies low on key gut bacteria at higher risk of asthma

    Asthma risk may be set early in life, but mice data suggest that the risk could altered by friendly gut bacteria.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  4. Health & Medicine

    What makes cells stop dividing and growing

    Scientists have found that the protein GATA4 helps control cellular senescence, and may be a target for treating aging-related diseases.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  5. Health & Medicine

    Having sex doesn’t trigger heart attacks, study suggests

    Sex doesn’t trigger heart attacks, study of patients with cardiovascular disease suggests.

    By Meghan Rosen
  6. Health & Medicine

    Balloons-and-glue device seals remote wounds inside the body

    To repair damaged tissue, surgeons can deliver a glue patch using two balloons and a blast of UV light.

    By Meghan Rosen
  7. Health & Medicine

    Coffee serves up surprising health benefits

    Reporting on the current state of research allows readers to see beyond the single, sometimes conflicting public health messages that medical studies produce.

    By Eva Emerson
  8. Health & Medicine

    Isaac Kinde: Finding cancer via altered genes

    Isaac Kinde helped create a technology that can spot cancers early to give patients a better chance at survival.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  9. Health & Medicine

    For kids learning new words, it’s all about context

    By recording the first three years of life, researchers get hints about a child’s language development.

    By Laura Sanders
  10. Health & Medicine

    Study finds benefits from lowering blood pressure, but questions remain

    Preliminary results from NIH clinical trial suggest that lower blood pressure is better, but scientists have not yet published the data and open questions remain.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Health & Medicine

    Coffee reveals itself as an unlikely elixir

    Coffee is earning a reputation as a health tonic, reducing risk for a long list of ailments and even lowering death rates.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Health & Medicine

    In 1965, hopes were high for artificial hearts

    Developing artificial hearts took longer than expected, and improved devices are still under investigation.

    By Sarah Schwartz