Science and Health

Test-tube Immune Systems Can Speed Vaccine Development

‘Unprecedented’ Dengue Outbreak Kills Nearly 300 in Sri Lanka

Home Sweet Home: Islanders Stay Put Even When the Sea Invades

Swaziland Cuts HIV Infection Rate in Half

Total Sun Eclipse Will Be Seen Across US

Simple Fix Makes Wheelchairs Much Easier to Maneuver

Chronically Dirty Air Means Chronic Illness in Picturesque California Valley

New Yoga Trend Includes Traditional Poses and Baby Goats

Can Dementia Risk Be Managed Through Diet?

1925 Scopes Trial Pits Creationism Against Evolution

Preventable Deaths in Mothers, Children Fall Sharply

Cities Aim to Reclaim Once-polluted Rivers for Swimming

Apollo 11 Bag Laced with Moon Dust Sells for $1.8 Million

Study: Payments to Uganda Farmers to Not Cut Down Trees Pays Off

Northwest Passage’s History Marked by Dangers, Death

Lifestyle Changes to Stave off Alzheimer’s? Hints, No Proof

For 1st Time, Over Half of People With HIV Taking AIDS Drugs

Study: Heat Waves in India Hit Urban Poor Hardest

Study: Drinking Coffee May Help You Live Longer

Measles Kills 35 Children in Europe; Minnesota Outbreak Not Over

Measles Kills 35 Children in Europe; Outbreak in Minnesota Not Over

Native American Healing Class Sparks Unique Health Textbook

War-torn South Sudan at Grave Risk on Climate Change

Small US Towns Brace for Rare Solar Eclipse, and Crowds

Hearing is Believing: Speech May be a Clue to Mental Decline

Research Tries ‘Shock and Kill’ to Eliminate HIV

Communicating With Our Microbes

1 in 10 Babies Received No Vaccinations in 2016

First Woman to Win Math Equivalent of Nobel Prize Dies

Dead Fish Prompt Pakistan Drinking Water Tests

One More Republican Defection Would Doom Senate Health Care Bill

Ick-free and Ready for Dip: Portland Touts Revived River

WHO Warns of Cholera Risk at Haj, Praises Saudi Preparedness

Spacecraft Reveals Beauty of Solar System’s Biggest Storm

BASF Unveils New Mosquito Net in Battle Against Malaria

Malaria Genome Study Reveals Savvy Parasite

Panel to FDA: Review Safety of Opioid Painkillers

Climate changes locked in rocks

Feds Charge More Than 400 with Health Care Fraud

Senate Republicans Making New Health Care Push

Business is Booming for Sleep Technology

New Test May Detect Pancreatic Cancer Early

Pioneering Cancer Gene Therapy by Novartis Backed by US Panel

US Cities, States, Businesses Vow to Still Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gambia on Funding Drive to Become First Sub-Saharan Nation Free of Malaria

Family Planning Summit Overshadowed by US Funding Cut

Michigan Imposes Prison Term for Female Genital Mutilation

Researchers Design Intervention to Stop Abuse of Mothers During Childbirth

Tech Companies Wage War on Disease-carrying Mosquitoes

Swedish Project Seeks to Recycle Resources Contained in Waste Water

Report: Cutting Food Source Leads to Dramatic Drop in Number of Mosquitoes

Cholera Outbreak Reaches 300,000 People Infected in Yemen

China Tests Self-sustaining Space Station in Beijing

From Pet to Pest: Red-eared Turtles Threaten Native Species

Biodegradable Microplastics Could Help Ocean Health

Georgia Health Commissioner Named CDC Director

Minnesota’s Measles Outbreak Looks to Be Tapering Off

Minnesota’s Measles Outbreak Appears To Be Tapering Off

Disease Carrying Tick Population Exploding After Mild Winter

Robot Wars: Knee Surgery Marks New Battleground for Companies