Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Humans
Taking the measure of a hobbit
Study of fossil skull suggests ancient creature could have been Homo sapiens.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Chilled newborns, statin drugs for stroke, effects of mom’s stress and more in this week’s news.
- Life
How exercise benefits nerve cells
Activity stimulates production of a neural insulation that moves messages faster.
- Health & Medicine
Urine test may improve prostate screening
Levels of two biomarkers might clarify whether a man with an iffy PSA score needs to get a biopsy, a study finds.
- Life
DNA switches tied to non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Genetic defects lead to altered activity in other genes.
- Humans
Brain waves make a fast brake
New technology would allow drivers to slam on the brakes faster just by thinking about it.
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- Health & Medicine
One problem, many paths
Autism’s many genetic players may act through common networks.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Sour news for cranberries, libido-sapping drugs, the social brain and more in this week’s news
- Health & Medicine
Better transplants through centrifuging
Removing some antibodies from the blood of kidney recipients can improve their long-term outlooks, a study finds.
- Humans
EPA considers new call for toxicity testing of BPA
The Environmental Protection Agency solicited public comment, July 26, about whether to require new toxicity testing and environmental sampling of bisphenol A, an ingredient in many plastics and food-contact resins.
- Health & Medicine
Chimp brains don’t shrink
Primate studies aim to find out why humans get dementia.
