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Loathed By Farmers, Loved By Ancients: The Strange History Of Tiger Nuts
Take a look at some lawns this spring. You might see something that looks like a crown of thin leaves and spikey, yellow flowers shooting over the grass,… -
Letters Telling Women About Breast Density Are Often Too Darn Dense
Over the past decade, states have passed laws intended to help women understand the results of their breast cancer screening mammograms if they have dense… -
Immunotherapy Tablets For Dust Mite Allergy Reduce Asthma Risk
Immunotherapy tablets are starting to edge out shots as a treatment for allergies. And it looks like the pills can help reduce the frequency of asthma… -
Plateau But No Decline: Child Obesity Rates Hold Steady
When it comes to reversing the obesity epidemic, there have been glimmers of hope that the U.S. might be making headway, especially with young… -
Our ability to speak doesn't begin with our first words. It begins in the womb.
A kid learns in the womb. It took a study and an Australian soap opera to begin to figure it out. A British psychologist published a study showing that… -
People Who Are HIV-Positive May Be Aging Faster Than Their Peers
Having HIV — or getting treatment for it — speeds up the aging process by about five years, on average, scientists report in a new study.The findings,… -
Phone, Everlasting: What If Your Smartphone Never Got Old?
If I told you there was a way to keep using your phone forever, would you want to?In true unscientific form, I surveyed some phone users in downtown… -
A Big 'Woo-Hoo' For Europe On #WorldMalariaDay: No New Cases In 2015
Wouldn’t it be great if the world could get rid of malaria altogether?We’ve got a long way to go. Last year, there were about 214 million cases and… -
Students Rally To Save Program That Produces Primary Care Doctors
Budget woes at the University of California, Berkeley, could force the shutdown of a program many people are unaware of — its medical program.The Joint… -
Pastoral Medicine Credentials Raise Questions In Texas
You’ve probably heard of the credentials M.D. and R.N., and maybe N.P. The people using those letters are doctors, registered nurses and nurse…