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A Separate Outbreak of Ebola Emerges in the Congo
Researchers think the Ebola outbreak is independent of the one in West Africa
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Give Teens Access to Birth Control and, Amazingly, the Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops
Colorado pins its dropping teen pregnancy rate on improved access to birth control
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Why Are People Afraid of Colgate Total Toothpaste?
Bloomberg reports that customers are abandoning Colgate’s Total brand because it contains triclosan
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Ultraviolet Camera Reveals the Secret Price of Sunbathing
Some of the damage done to your skin by UV rays is hard to see
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WHO Says ZMapp Is Ethical; Too Bad There’s None Left
Small supplies of the drug bring up a whole host of other ethical dilemmas
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These Ear Buds Will Play Music and Track Your Heart Rate
Wristbands get all the attention, but souped-up earpieces can do a better job of tracking your body metrics when you work out
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Google Thinks These 18 Teenagers Will Change the World
The global finalists of this year’s Google Science Fair take on cyberbullying countermeasures, tar sands cleanup and wearable tech
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Some Who Suffer from PTSD Never Get Better
As many as 11 percent of Vietnam veterans diagnosed with PTSD still suffer from the disorder
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Losing Weight Makes People Healthy—But Not Necessarily Happy
The relationship between losing weight and being happy is not at all straightforward
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One Aspirin a Day Helps Keep Cancer Away
According to the largest analysis conducted to date, daily doses of aspirin significantly reduces the risk of getting some common cancers
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Fish Oil Could (One Day) Come From Plants
A field trial of genetically modified oilseed plants that can make fish oil hopes to help fish farming become more sustainable
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With an Untested New Drug, Two Ebola Patients Are Experiencing “Miraculous” Recovery
The drug, however, was not “top secret,” as some outlets have reported
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Where is Your Closest Farmers’ Market?
Farmers’ markets are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Use this map to find the one nearest your home
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Bake Sales And Girl Scout Cookies Are Out; Bowl-a-Thons Are In
The then-and-nows of kids’ food-related fundraising
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Fish Oil Could Be a Modern-Day Snake Oil
The premise that fish oil is good for your heart is based on questionable data
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Suicide Risk Could Soon Be Predicted Through a Blood Test
Elevated levels of stress-related chemicals in the body seem to correlate with suicide
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A Device That Counts Calories for You
GE researchers are developing a system that calculates the exact calories in food using microwaves
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Antibiotic Resistant “Nightmare Bacteria” Have Escaped the Hospital
Infections with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae aren’t always tied to the healthcare system
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If You’re Feeling Stressed After Work, Skip the TV
People who arrived home stressed and then watched TV or played video games wound up feeling guilty about those activities
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Science Proves That Kids’ Eyes Really Are Bigger Than Their Stomachs
Adults around the world uniformly clean their plates at dinner time, but not kids
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