January 13, 2015 Clues to why most survived China's melamine scandal Scientists wondering why some children and not others survived one of China's worst food safety scandals have uncovered a suspect: germs that live in the gut
January 13, 2015 Assisted suicide on legal agenda in several states A push for the legalization of physician-assisted suicide is under way in a half-dozen states where proponents say they see strong support for allowing doctors to prescribe mentally competent, dying individuals with the medications needed to end their own lives
January 13, 2015 Work resumes on bird flu studies that raised bioterrorism fears Scientists around the world declared an end on Wednesday to a moratorium on research into mutant forms of the deadly H5N1 bird flu that can be transmitted directly among mammals and had raised international biosecurity concerns
January 13, 2015 How to avoid dangerous chemicals in household products Despite having names like “Fresh Rain” and “Linen,” everyday household products can actually harbor many chemicals that aren’t as safe as they sound. A spokesperson from Seventh Generation, a company that manufactures natural household products, said chemicals could be lurking in any product you bring into your home or put on your body
January 8, 2015 Smoking Addiction Linked to Brain Defect, Study Shows Researchers have uncovered one of the secrets of nicotine addiction, which would lead to breakthrough technologies and treatments to help smokers quit, according to a study released Sunday by Nature online.
January 8, 2015 Cell Phone Calls Alter Brain Activity, Scientists Say Spending 50 minutes with a cellphone plastered to your ear is enough to change brain cell activity in the part of the brain closest to the antenna.
January 8, 2015 Cellphone Cancer Warning Falls Lightly on U.S. Ears News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder — one that's pinning a cellphone to the ear.
January 8, 2015 Historic Image of Living Eye Reveals Microscopic Structures at Work Incredibly tiny, light-sensing structures called rods and cones in the eye are responsible for vision. And for the first time ever, a breakthrough new technology reveals those amazingly tiny rods in action in a living eye.
January 8, 2015 Idiot or Genius? Difference May Come Down to a Single Gene, Scientists Say Two genetic letters out of the 3 billion in the human genetic alphabet may spell the difference between a genius and an idiot, according to a new report.
January 8, 2015 Hearing Loss? There's an App For That A group of hearing health professionals, including ear, nose and throat doctors, audiologists and sound engineers, have teamed up to tackle the wide and underserved market of people who have some hearing loss, but not necessarily enough to require a hearing aid.
