Medicine
6,500-Year Old Beeswax May Be Oldest Known Dental Filling
From the archives of an Italian museum, researchers may have found the oldest dental filling
September 21, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Doctors Warned Life Expectancy Could Go Down, And It Did
Some groups of Americans have actually seen their expected lifespans decline
September 21, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Does This Cat Know When You’re Going to Die?
Oscar the cat seems to know who will die and when - or perhaps he's just looking for someone to pet him
September 20, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Who Really Has Six Percent Body Fat Anyway?
Paul Ryan shouldn't be ashamed of his body fat, it's probably lower than the average male, but it's definitely not six percent
September 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
After a Four Year Fight, Scientists Announce No Link Between XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
What you need to know about the recent XMRV, chronic fatigue syndrome announcement
September 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Deadly Side of Moonshine
The Czech Republic is issuing a ban on all alcoholic drinks with a 20% or higher alcohol content in the wake of 20 deaths
September 18, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
Could Spider Venom Be the Next Viagra?
Researchers are studying the surprising side effects of the banana spider's bite
September 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Acupuncture Might Actually Work (Surprise! It Probably Doesn’t)
A recent study suggesting acupuncture is medically effective is not without flaws
September 12, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
How Common Are Infections From Tattoo Ink?
A recent set of infections from tattoos has shed light on just how unregulated ink really is
September 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
In 2009, Getting a Seasonal Flu Shot Put You At Risk for That Year’s Pandemic Swine Flu
People who got the seasonal flu shot were more affected by the pandemic H1N1
September 10, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Nature’s Sunscreen: A Big Bushy Beard
Beards block sunlight and could help prevent sunburns, but there may be side effects
September 07, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
New Camouflage Makeup Protects Soldiers From Bomb Burns
Soldiers are adding a new makeup to their war wardrobe that protects them from bomb blast burns
September 05, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Thalidomide Manufacturer Finally Apologizes for Birth Defects, Survivors Say It’s Not Enough
The German drug company Grunenthal broke its fifty year silence about thalidomide recently, but survivors aren't satisfied
September 03, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Scientists Find a New Way to Exploit and Attack Malaria
The stealthy parasite kills one million people a year; there may be a drug that can stop its deadly damage
September 2012 |
By Elizabeth Finkel
We Have No Idea What Makes Us Happy
Psychologists say that humans don't really know what makes them happy
August 31, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
50-Year Mystery Surrounding Death of Two Sisters Solved
Doctors discover the genetic cause of an extremely rare, almost always fatal condition called Winchester syndrome
August 30, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Teen ‘Sick-Lit’ Should Leave Parents Feeling Queasy
The newly defined genre of "teen sick-lit" is awash with tear-jerking stories of ill adolescents who seek only to find the love of their life during their final days, but researchers say it reinforces negative stereotypes of the ill
August 29, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Antiobiotics May Be Making You Fat
By wiping out gut bacteria, researchers found that antibiotics could make mice fat
August 24, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Go to Sleep, All-Nighter Cram Fests Don’t Work
A new study shows that sacrificing sleep in favor of studying or doing homework is counterproductive
August 23, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Dogs Chasing Their Tails Are Akin to Humans With OCD
For dogs engaged in this futile repetitive behavior, there might not be much of a choice, just like people suffering from OCD
August 22, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
