Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Unsolved drugs

    Long thought to launch precision attacks against bacteria, antibiotics may also cause lethal collateral damage, according to a controversial theory. Exploring how these compounds kill may reveal new ways to fight antibiotic resistance.

    By Beth Mole
  2. Health & Medicine

    Gene variant, processed meat linked to boost in cancer risk

    In people with a specific variation of a gene on chromosome 10, eating processed meat is associated with an increased risk of developing colon cancer.

    By Ashley Yeager
  3. Neuroscience

    Even with rest, brain changes linked to football linger

    The offseason may not allow enough time for football players' brains to heal from hard hits.

    By Ashley Yeager
  4. Health & Medicine

    Possible measles drug tests well in animals

    Compound that saves ferrets from viral infection might someday lead to measles treatment.

    By Nathan Seppa
  5. Health & Medicine

    What’s going on in the mind of a Skyping baby?

    By studying how young children respond to video calls, scientists hope to understand the role of new technology.

    By Laura Sanders
  6. Health & Medicine

    Triclosan aids nasal invasions by staph

    The antimicrobial compound triclosan, commonly found in soaps and toothpaste, may help Staphylococcus aureus stick around.

    By Beth Mole
  7. Health & Medicine

    Hepatitis C treatment appears extremely effective

    A mix of four medications has provided the most effective way to date to counter the hepatitis C virus in humans.

    By Ashley Yeager
  8. Computing

    App could cut jet lag short

    A new app calculates lighting schedules to help travelers adjust quickly to new time zones.

    By Meghan Rosen
  9. Life

    Common lung infection suffocates with single protein

    A Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, protein creates clumps of dead, bloblike lung cells.

    By Beth Mole
  10. Health & Medicine

    Changes in kids’ genomes linked to chronic stress

    In a study of 40 nine-year-old boys, kids from underprivileged backgrounds had telomeres that were 19 percent shorter than those of boys from more privileged environments.

    By Ashley Yeager
  11. Health & Medicine

    If your kid hates broccoli, try, try again

    Repeated exposure to foods may be the antidote to picky eating.

    By Laura Sanders
  12. Humans

    Father’s obesity linked to autism in children

    A father-to-be’s body mass may be a greater risk factor for his child’s development of autism than the body mass of the mother.

    By Ashley Yeager