WASHINGTON: From his eyes to his immune system, astronaut Scott Kelly’s body sometimes reacted strangely to nearly a year in orbit, at least compared to his...
WASHINGTON: A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat at least sometimes but experts say more work is needed to tell if...
WASHINGTON: Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly's immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to his...
WASHINGTON: The next generation of biotech food is headed for the grocery aisles, and first up may be salad dressings or granola bars made with soybean oil...
WASHINGTON: Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson’s disease may get its start not in the brain but in fact in the gut perhaps in the appendix.People...
WASHINGTON: There must be an answer. Whatever is harming U.S. diplomats in Havana, it’s eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence analysts scouring for...
WASHINGTON: Does it really take an expensive brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s? Not everybody needs one but new research suggests that for a surprising...
BALTIMORE: A car crash shattered Stuart Anders’ thigh, leaving pieces of bone sticking through his skin. Yet Anders begged emergency room doctors not to...
WASHINGTON: Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies – and remarkable animal testing suggests the...
WASHINGTON: Cancer patients often wonder “why me?” Does their tumor run in the family? Did they try hard enough to avoid risks like smoking, too...
WASHINGTON: Memory loss may not always be the first warning sign that dementia is brewing – changes in behavior or personality might be an early clue....
WASHINGTON: One more reason to watch the waistline: New research says people’s weight in middle age may influence not just whether they go on to develop...
WASHINGTON: New U.S. research suggests it may be possible to predict which preschoolers will struggle to read – and it has to do with how the brain deciphers...
WASHINGTON: Nearly two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and now some scientists are questioning the long-held assumption that it’s just...
WASHINGTON: The brain ages just like the rest of a body, says a new report that urges seniors to take steps to keep sharp. The prestigious Institute of...
WASHINGTON: Antioxidant vitamins are widely assumed to be cancer fighters, though research in smokers has found high doses may actually raise the risk of...
WASHINGTON: Little Amelia Sloan is a pioneer: Shortly after her birth, scientists took drops of the healthy baby’s blood to map her genetic code.Amelia is...
WASHINGTON: A baby born with the virus that causes AIDS appears to have been cured, scientists said, describing the case of a child from Mississippi who's now...
WASHINGTON: Printing out body parts? Cornell University researchers showed it is possible by creating a replacement ear using a 3-D printer and injections of...
WASHINGTON: Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams...
WASHINGTON: Researchers, doctors and patients attending the world's largest AIDS conference are urging the world's governments not to cut back on the...
WASHINGTON: They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut - enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that, together, could weigh a few pounds...
WASHINGTON: About 15 million premature babies are born every year - more than 1 in 10 of the world's births and a bigger problem than previously believed,...
WASHINGTON: Gene scans for everyone? Not so fast. New research suggests that for the average person, decoding your own DNA may not turn out to be a really...
WASHINGTON: Lindsay Porter's kidneys were failing rapidly when a friend offered to donate one of his. Then she made an unusual request: Would he donate...