Humans
- Health & Medicine
Minty fresh zits treatment?
Some nontraditional acne treatments work at cleaning up pimples.
- Health & Medicine
The truth about zits
A common bacterium called P. acnes usually helps keep the skin healthy. But under some conditions, and especially during puberty, it can trigger painful, embarrassing outbreaks of unsightly pimples.
- Health & Medicine
HIV testing remains low among teens
HIV rates in people ages 13 to 24 are increasing, but few teens and young adults are being tested for the virus.
- Health & Medicine
Behavior of genes could identify type of infection
The behavior of hundreds of genes can identify a viral infection, a new study finds. That could help doctors determine treatment for a sick patient.
- Health & Medicine
Cool Jobs: Researchers on the run
Researchers are taking running to extremes, from Olympic lizards to treadmills in space. The goal is to learn how athletes of all kinds can stay healthier.
- Health & Medicine
FDA wants to ban indoor tanning by teens
Because tanning beds can increase the risk of skin cancer, the FDA has proposed banning their use in the United States by anyone under 18.
- Health & Medicine
Too many football hits can change the brain
A former football player who died in his mid-20s had serious Alzheimer's-like damage that doctors are now linking to repeated concussions.
- Environment
Back off the bacon and cold cuts?
Here’s how to make sense of the World Health Organization report that has just linked certain meats to a dangerous cancer.
- Health & Medicine
Allergies linked to obesity and heart risks
Children and teens with asthma, allergies or other autoimmune conditions tend to be overweight and show symptoms of heart-disease risks, a new study finds.
- Animals
Do dogs have a sense of self?
Dogs don’t know their own reflections in a mirror, but they do recognize themselves from the scent of their own urine, a new study finds.
- Science & Society
The most important stories of 2015
From Pluto to gene editing, the year saw a number of notable research discoveries, advances and insights.
- Health & Medicine
Scientists Say: Umami
What’s the word for something savory? Umami is a taste, and is often described as being meaty.
