Kids & Sugar
Some children are much better at detecting sugar in food and drink than others.
Science Breakthroughs of 2015: The Lymphatic Brain
Science Breakthroughs of 2015: An unexpected finding in the brain.
2016: The Year of the Bean
Increasing bean consumption can make both people and soils healthier.
Cocoa & Cardio Health
Compounds from cocoa beans may help fight cardiovascular disease.
Sperm & Obesity
A man’s weight influences how genes are expressed in his sperm.
Gut Microbiota & Aging
Changes in diet and lifestyle as we age may affect the microbes living in our gut, and consequently, our health.
Engineered Vocal Cords
Scientists have reverse-engineered functional vocal cords in the lab.
Levitating Cells
A new technology levitates cells and probes them with sound to determine if they’re cancerous.
Bald Hope
An arthritis drug may inspire a new class of topical hair-restoring treatments.
3D Bioprinter
3D printers can now create functional soft tissues like arteries.
Two Person MRI
Neuroscientists are studying interactions by squeezing two people into an MRI scanner.
HPV Communication
Are physicians doing enough to promote the HPV vaccine among adolescents?
Paleo Sleep
Ancient peoples' sleep might not have been much different than our own.
Placebos & Depression
People who respond better to fake medicine may also get more relief from the real thing.
Tinnitus & Chronic Pain
The common roots of chronic pain and tinnitus.
Smartphone Eating Habits
A smartphone app is helping researchers document our erratic modern eating habits, 24/7.
Love Birds
When birds pair up, is it all about fitness, or is there room for love?
Mag Network
Improving wearable device performance by turning the body into a personal magnetic network.
Disarming Deadly Microbes
Disarming, rather than killing harmful gut microbes outright could preserve beneficial gut flora.
Personal Microbe Cloud
Each of us produces a cloud of bacteria as unique as a fingerprint.