Health & Medicine

  1. Life

    Cold coddles colds

    Antiviral responses aren’t as effective against common cold viruses in cooler temperatures.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Health & Medicine

    ‘AIDS’ gives inside view of science, politics of epidemic

    In ‘AIDS Between Science and Politics,’ pioneering HIV expert Peter Piot discusses the factors and events that shaped the epidemic.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Health & Medicine

    A bilingual brain is prepped for more than a second language

    Bilingual and multilingual people make efficient decisions on word choices, neural exercise that may protect the aging brain.

    By Lisa Seachrist Chiu
  4. Health & Medicine

    Priming the elderly for flu shots

    A drug that shuts down a potent signaling molecule in cells might boost protection elicited with flu vaccination, a study finds.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    Online favorites of 2014

    Science News' website traffic reveals the most-read news stories and blog posts of 2014.

    By Science News Staff
  6. Life

    Hydrogen sulfide offers clue to how reducing calories lengthens lives

    Cutting calories boosts hydrogen sulfide production, which leads to more resilient cells and longer lives, a new study suggests.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  7. Animals

    The scent of a worry

    The smell of fear makes other rats stressed. Now, scientists have isolated the Eau de Terror that lets rats communicate their concerns.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  8. Health & Medicine

    Some heart patients do better when the doctor’s away

    When cardiologists are away at national conferences, patients with acute heart conditions are more likely to survive, a study shows.

    By Ashley Yeager
  9. Life

    Bird flu follows avian flyways

    A deadly bird flu virus spreads along wildfowl migration routes in Asia.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  10. Microbes

    The year in microbiomes

    This year, scientists pegged microbes as important players in several aspects of human health, including obesity and cancer.

    By Meghan Rosen
  11. Health & Medicine

    Eating only low glycemic index foods may not help the heart

    Eating healthy carbs with high glycemic index scores is not bad for your heart, a new study suggests.

    By Ashley Yeager
  12. Health & Medicine

    Electric detection of lung cancer

    In 1964, researchers hoped to improve lung cancer diagnosis by measuring the skin’s electrical resistance.

    By Bethany Brookshire