Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Report offers stimulating recommendation on coffee

    Results from a committee of experts give the blessing to moderate coffee intake. But as we all raise our mugs, the science behind the report is worth a closer look.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  2. Health & Medicine

    Dose of extra oxygen revs up cancer-fighting immune cells

    Extra oxygen helps immune cells shrink tumors in cancer-ridden mice.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    Despite risks, vaccine delay requests are common

    A survey of pediatricians and family doctors finds parents frequently put off vaccines for babies even though doctors warn it can place the children at risk of illness.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Secondhand smoke exposure in womb linked to eczema in childhood

    Secondhand smoke exposure in the womb may heighten risk of eczema and other dermatitis in children, a study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Humans

    Breast-feeding newborns might limit their allergy to pets later

    Breast-feeding newborns might limit their allergy to pets later by inducing a protective mix of gut microbes in the baby.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Health & Medicine

    CDC panel gives thumbs up to vaccine against nine HPV types

    A federal vaccine advisory committee voted February 26 to recommend use of an expanded version of the human papillomavirus shot marketed as Gardasil.

    By Nathan Seppa
  7. Health & Medicine

    A little tablet time probably won’t fry a toddler’s brain

    Good or bad, the effects tablet and smartphone use among toddlers demand more research.

    By Helen Thompson
  8. Life

    Sexual conflict in mosquitoes may have worsened spread of malaria

    Sexual conflict in Anopheles mosquitoes may have intensified their power to fuel human malaria.

    By Susan Milius
  9. Health & Medicine

    Additives that keep foods fresh may sour in the gut

    Additives called emulsifiers that are used in ice cream and other foods weaken the intestines’ defenses against bacteria, causing inflammation in mice.

    By Kate Baggaley
  10. Health & Medicine

    Community protection against measles jeopardized

    ‘Herd immunity’ to measles may be threatened by low vaccination rates in some parts of the United States.

    By Lila Guterman
  11. Health & Medicine

    Why stress doesn’t just stay in your head

    Chronic stress may start in the brain, but new research reveals that its influences on the body roam far and wide.

    By Eva Emerson
  12. Health & Medicine

    Stem cells from wisdom teeth could help repair corneas

    A study points to a potential new treatment for corneal blindness: Stem cells extracted from pulp from pulled wisdom teeth.

    By Helen Thompson