Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    For athletes, antioxidant pills may not help performance

    Supplements of vitamins C, E and other antioxidants may blunt the positive effects of exercise training.

    By Laura Beil
  2. Health & Medicine

    Early peanut exposure can reduce likelihood of allergy

    In many infants at risk of developing a peanut allergy, early and steady exposure to peanut butter prevents it, a new study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  3. Ecosystems

    Bubonic plague was a serial visitor in European Middle Ages

    Outbreaks of Black Death in medieval Europe may have been triggered by faraway weather patterns and hungry gerbils.

    By Kate Baggaley
  4. Science & Society

    ‘This Idea Must Die’ singles out scientific theories ready for retirement

    Researchers and writers weigh in on theories getting in the way of scientific progress in this collection of essays.

    By Allison Bohac
  5. Health & Medicine

    Six ways to beat chronic stress

    Counseling, mindfulness training and purposeful social contact may counteract the effects of chronic stress.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Health & Medicine

    Chronic stress can wreak havoc on the body

    Scientists are shedding light on all the ways that chronic stress can boost inflammation and lead to serious health problems.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Health & Medicine

    There’s more than one way to persuade people to vaccinate

    Fear, facts and attitude are all strategies for promoting immunization

    By Bethany Brookshire
  8. Health & Medicine

    New HPV shot fends off more types of the virus

    A new vaccine that covers more strains of the human papillomavirus protects better against cervical and other cancers.

    By Nathan Seppa
  9. Genetics

    Ebola virus evolution tracked by genetic data

    Analysis of Ebola genomes shows how the virus has evolved and some of the mutations that may thwart treatments.

    By Ashley Yeager
  10. Health & Medicine

    E-cigarettes may be gateway to addiction for teens

    Teenagers are using e-cigarettes more than any other tobacco product and for many, it’s the first time they’ve tried a tobacco product at all.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  11. Health & Medicine

    Stoplights are hot spots for airborne pollution

    Drivers get a big chunk of their exposure to pollutants from short stops at traffic intersections.

    By Kate Baggaley
  12. Health & Medicine

    U.S. measles tally for 2015 now at 121 cases

    The 2014–2015 measles outbreak in the United States has now reached people in 17 states and the District of Columbia.

    By Nathan Seppa