Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Prescription stimulants are big on campus

    Nearly 1 in 10 students at a New England college admits to using prescription stimulants without authorization.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Hookworms hitched rides with nomads

    Horseback-riding herders known as Scythians once traveled far and wide across Eurasia, and their remains contain the parasites to prove it.

    By Ben Harder
  3. Health & Medicine

    Many people don’t see well

    Vision screening of a broad sample of people in the United States ages 12 and older finds that 6.4 percent of them have substandard vision.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Health & Medicine

    Bacteria Can Keep Their Kin in Check

    Products containing beneficial bacteria might help people fight the ill effects of some gut microbes in diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome.

    By Ben Harder
  5. Health & Medicine

    Bug Zapper: Novel drug kills resistant bacteria

    A newly recognized compound can wipe out some of the most troublesome antibiotic-resistant bacteria, lab tests show.

    By Nathan Seppa
  6. Health & Medicine

    Nabbed: Culprit of grapefruit juice–drug interaction

    Researchers have pinned down the class of natural compounds in grapefruit juice that's responsible for its unwanted chemical interaction with many drugs.

    By Ben Harder
  7. Health & Medicine

    Now Hear This

    Genetics research, work with stem cells, and studies of the inner ear's delicate architecture suggest that it might be possible to restore cells pivotal to hearing.

    By Christen Brownlee
  8. Health & Medicine

    Sleight of Herb: Black cohosh mislabeled in medicinal products

    A sizable fraction of the herbal supplements marketed as preparations of black cohosh contains none of that North American plant.

    By Ben Harder
  9. Health & Medicine

    An aging protein?

    The defective protein that, when defective, causes a premature-aging disease may also play a role in normal aging.

    By Christen Brownlee
  10. Health & Medicine

    Predicting Parkinson’s

    Scientists are searching for ways to detect the earliest signs in the brain of Parkinson's disease.

    By Science News
  11. Health & Medicine

    Defending against a Deadly Foe: Vaccine forestalls fearsome virus

    A single injection of an experimental vaccine prevents infection by the lethal Marburg virus in monkeys.

    By Nathan Seppa
  12. Health & Medicine

    Reevaluating Eggs’ Cholesterol Risks

    People susceptible to substantial blood-cholesterol spikes after eating eggs manage this extra cholesterol in a way that limits damage to their hearts.

    By Janet Raloff