Medicine
In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It
Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading
April 29, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
How Can the U.S. Government Know If Syrian Combatants Were Affected by Sarin Gas?
Reports from the White House that sarin gas were used in Syria, but how could you test for it?
April 26, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Playing Video Games Can Cure Your Lazy Eye
A special version of Tetris can help adults with a lazy eye see
April 24, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This Is How the New Bird Flu Could Get to You
If H7N9 learns to transmit from person to person, here is how it could spread around the world
April 24, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
NYC Kids May Have to Wait Until They’re 21 to Buy Cigarettes
New York City is tightening its campaign to rid the metropolis of its most significant cause of preventable deaths
April 23, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Chili Peppers Do To Your Skin What Migraines Do To Your Brain
Researchers are working on new medication to prevent migraines
April 23, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Pediatricians to Kids: Do Not Eat Straight Cinnamon
As it turns out, trying to eat that much cinnamon can be really bad for you
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
For Blind Moms, 3-D Prints of Fetuses Stand In for Sonogram Images
One company is trying to give those women a tactile equivalent to the sonogram, by 3-D printing their fetus for them
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Intriguing Science Art From the University of Wisconsin
From a fish's dyed nerves to vapor strewn across the planet, images submitted to a contest at the university offer new perspectives of the natural world
April 19, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Nikola Tesla’s Amazing Predictions for the 21st Century
The famed inventor believed "the solution of our problems does not lie in destroying but in mastering the machine"
April 19, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Can Stress Really Make Your Hair Fall Out?
It's a common cartoon trope, but it's actually true, in a way.
April 19, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Dogs May Live Longer If They Are “Fixed”
A new study shows spayed dogs live a year and a half longer, on average, than their fertile counterparts.
April 19, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Athletes and Movie Stars Really Do Live Harder, Die Younger
Famous athletes and other performers are more likely to die young than their famous business, political, or academic counterparts.
April 18, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Rodents Can’t Throw Up, In Case You Were Wondering
A combination of physiology and neurology prevents these hairy little guys from being able to upchuck.
April 18, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Tylenol Fights Headaches…and Existential Angst?
Existential angst and physical pain may both be located in the same part of the brain; Tylenol may be able to help with both.
April 18, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Chronic Stress is Harmful, But Short-Term Stress Can Help
The more researchers learn about stress, the more it seems there are two distinct ways we experience it: acute, or short-lived stess, and chronic, or long-term stress.
April 18, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Your Meat is Probably Packing Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is rampant in grocery store meat, and it doesn't seem to be going away
April 17, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
You’re Lying to Yourself About How Good Your Future Will Be
In a psychology experiment, people assumed that bad things would not happen to them in the future, but that those bad things could happen to their friends
April 16, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Kickstarter for Surgery Lets You Help Those in Need
A crowdfunding venture gives you a way to donate directly to people's surgeries
April 15, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
China’s Deadly New Bird Flu Is Spreading
With 64 reported cases over the past two weeks, H7N9 is spreading
April 15, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
