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Ferris Jabr and Michael Easter • November 9, 2009
Have you ever stepped out of a dim subway station into the sunshine and felt that telltale tickle in your nose—the unmistakable need to sneeze? Sneezing in the sudden presence […]
Zach Gottlieb • November 5, 2009
New insulin study may open doors for better treatment of sarcopenia.
Cassie Rodenberg • November 2, 2009
Lab studies suggest nanotech could reduce the side effects of ED and establish a new method of drug therapy.
Rachael Rettner • October 28, 2009
Newly discovered compounds can kill tuberculosis bacteria while it is in its dormant state.
Amanda DeMatto • October 27, 2009
Uncertainty clouds the red wine longevity debate.
Shelley DuBois • October 19, 2009
A parasite researcher from NYU is hoping to tackle African sleeping sickness in Keyna by creating genetically enhanced cows that cannot catch or transmit the disease
Lynne Peeples • October 6, 2009
This year's first round of winners represents a historical first for the prize.
Robert Goodier • October 5, 2009
History's lessons on the resurgence of a disease.
Valerie Ross • October 4, 2009
Smoking bans reduce heart attacks by over a third.
Allison Bond • September 9, 2009
In a New Technique, Scientists Have Turned Fat Cells into Stem Cells.
Brett Israel • August 25, 2009
Cycles of enamel growth on teeth and bone vary animal to animal.
Allison Bond • August 17, 2009
A white blood cell known as Th-17 might play a pivotal role in autoimmune diseases from psoriasis to rheumatoid arthritis.
Rachael Rettner • August 6, 2009
The Debate Over Financial Incentives for Organ Donation
Dave Levitan • July 6, 2009
One man’s efforts to push back the new version of the HIV epidemic.
Rachael Rettner • May 29, 2009
Scientists have found that weight-loss surgery has a dramatic effect on type 2 diabetes and can even eliminate symptoms. Now, researchers are attempting to find out what is behind this diabetes “cure” and are even looking for alternative ways to mimic the surgery’s results.