Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
Bird flu infects three in China
The H7N9 influenza virus has sickened three people, killing two, in first known human infections.
- Health & Medicine
Hepatitis C drug goes after patients’ RNA
An experimental medicine that targets a type of RNA in the liver leads to reduced virus levels in patients.
- Life
Gut microbes may be behind weight loss after gastric bypass
Mice slim down after receiving bacteria transplanted from rodents that had the surgery.
- Psychology
Competition brings out autism’s social side
Given motivation, kids with autism can appreciate what other people think and believe.
- Life
How mammals grow ears: With a flaw
A newly discovered rupture-and-repair process that occurs in embryos could explain a lot about infections and hearing defects.
- Humans
Students honored for research
The 40 finalists in this year’s Intel Science Talent Search received a total of $630,000 in awards for their research. The top 10 received $20,000 or more.
- Health & Medicine
Experimental malaria drug may be a hot prospect
A synthetic compound attacks the parasite at three stages of infection, early tests show.
- Psychology
Early malnutrition bodes ill for adult personality
Undernourishment in first year of life may destabilize personality decades later.
- Humans
Twitter maps New York City, language by language
Apart from Spanish tweets that blanket the area, non-English tweets cluster in neighborhoods.
- Health & Medicine
Disrupted brain chatter produces schizophrenia-like symptoms in mice
By quieting part of the thalamus, researchers create rodents with cognitive deficits that mirror those in people with the condition.
- Tech
Cell phone data analysis dials in crime networks
A new program mines mobile provider records for suspicious patterns.
- Health & Medicine
Bee venom component might offer HIV protection
A toxin delivered by nanoparticles stops the virus in a lab study.
