Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Chikungunya is on the move

    The chikungunya virus, which wreaks havoc on joints, has spread via mosquitoes in tropical regions. Now it has found a way to hijack a second mosquito, posing a threat to people in Europe, North America and China.

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  2. Science & Society

    Attempt to shame journalists with chocolate study is shameful

    Journalist John Bohannon set out to expose poor media coverage of nutrition studies. In the process, he lied to his own profession and the public.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Mice become thin-skinned in space

    Long trips in space may thin the skin.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Mice grow a thinner skin during long stays in space

    Mice that spent three months in space had thinner skin and extra hair growth compared with rodents that were grounded on Earth.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    One in 10 people with tattoos experience rashes, scarring or other problems

    Tattoos carry risk of long-term rash; red ink may be most irritating color.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Ebola gatekeeper protein identified

    Ebola’s ability to infect appears to depend on a key transport protein that guides the virus into cells.

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  7. Neuroscience

    No-pain gene discovered

    Scientists have identified a new genetic culprit for the inability to perceive pain.

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  8. Genetics

    Mutations that drive cancer lurk in healthy skin

    Healthy tissue carries mutations that drive cancer, samples of normal skin cells show.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    Playtime at the pool may boost youngsters’ bodies and brains

    Learning to swim early in life may boost kids’ learning in language and math.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Snagging blood clots upgrades stroke care

    A new device threaded up to the brain via catheter can unblock vessels in cerebral arteries, studies show.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Broken bones heal with young blood, how remains a mystery

    Blood from young mice rejuvenates bones of elderly mice, but how it works remains a mystery.

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  12. Animals

    Pandas’ gut bacteria resemble carnivores’

    Unlike other vegetarians, the bamboo eaters lack plant-digesting microbes.

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