Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Fearing flu, finding vaccine - Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Flu vaccine is made in eggs, but that’s too slow for a major epidemic. How are vaccines made inside animal cells? What other methods can protect us against a fast-changing, deadly virus?

Apnea treatment = Golfer’s glory? - Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Golfer-doctor finds that treating apnea cuts golf scores; sees new motivator for wearing nighttime masks.

Untangling cancer’s genetic trajectory - Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Until now, getting a picture of genetic change in a tumor over time has been next to impossible. A new study reveals that cancer’s genetic tangle gets more complicated with time.

Swine flu - Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Virologists have been working late since swine flu appeared in April. With flu running amok in South America, what can we expect when the epidemic returns north this fall?

Swine flu - Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The epidemic fades, with 61 confirmed deaths and 5,251 cases so far. Were the public health warnings overdone? Or did they help stem the pandemic? Your guide to the time of finger-pointing, flu-style.

Microbial bliss - Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Scientists are proving that intestinal bacteria can help health — but for what conditions? Should you take probiotic supplements or eat foods with beneficial bugs? What does the science say — and not say?

HIV infection caught on videotape - Thursday, March 26th, 2009

New video captures AIDS moving inside immune cells: HIV enters pods that form on the surface, then jumps across into a healthy immune cell that is now doomed to spread HIV — and die.

Embryonic stem cells - Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Last week, Pres. Obama revoked the limits on studies of cells that can become any body cell. What was lost in eight years of limits on embryonic stem cells? What’s ahead?

Micro eye movements - Thursday, February 12th, 2009

You can’t hold your eyes completely still, but what is the purpose of those tiny movements? A new study links them to the brain region that controls quick movements of the eye.

Stem cells + 10 years: Where are the cures? - Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The discovery of human embryonic stem cells seemed to offer cures for horrific diseases. After 10 years of research, was that hype? Where are the cures from stem cells?

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