Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    A role for Merkels

    Mysterious skin cells known as Merkel cells are required to sense light touches.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Gene silencing in colorectal cancer may prove useful

    Genetic irregularity in colorectal cancer cells might serve as a biomarker of risk for this malignancy.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Gene plus stress equals depression debate

    A reanalysis of data challenges a prominent report that a particular gene variant interacts with stressful experiences to promote depression, sparking controversy.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    CT scan nearly as good as regular colonoscopy

    Virtual colonoscopy might suffice for people at high risk of colorectal cancer, a new study finds.

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  5. Life

    Estrogen may reprogram prostate cancer gene in black men

    Study finds a lack of chemical tags near a prostate cancer gene in African American males.

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  6. Humans

    Plump youngsters show heart-y risks

    Even fat 7-year olds show they're developing a risk of blood clots and other impacts of cardiovascular disease.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Origins of the swine flu virus

    Researchers use evolutionary history to trace the early days of the pandemic.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    Stomach surgery helps obese adolescents

    Laparoscopic banding surgery to limit appetite improves several health markers in obese adolescents.

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  9. Humans

    Brown fat: Where it’s at

    Sometimes a fat neck can be a good thing.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    Replacing microRNA for cancer treatment

    Replacing missing microRNAs in cancer cells may open up a new field for cancer treatment.

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  11. Health & Medicine

    Stressed-out DNA turns mousy brown hair gray

    Scientists show how change happens when cells responsible for colorful hair lose their self-renewing abilities.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    More troubling news about BPA

    Animal studies link bisphenol A — a building block of hard, clear plastics that taints many foods — with new adverse health effects.

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