- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 29th, 2015
World First: 8-Year-Old Transplanted Both Left and Right Hands
The boy lost all his limbs to an infection years ago
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 28th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out How to Slow the Growth of Deadly Brain Tumor
It all comes down to preventing communication between cells
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 27th, 2015
New Insights into How Sleeping Benefits Memory
It's easier to remember things after a good night's sleep
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2015
Faulty Brain Chemistry Might Explain Why Some Overeat
Scientists identify hormone that controls appetite
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2015
This One Very Specific Brain Area Might Be What Makes Us Humans
It's what allows us to process abstract information
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2015
Cyclist Gets Impaled on a Tree Branch, Drives Himself to Hospital
Once at the hospital, the man was rushed into surgery
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 23rd, 2015
Eye Drops Promise to Treat Cataracts Without Surgery
The drops have so far been successfully tested on dogs
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 20th, 2015
Scientists Develop Artificial Liver Made from Pig Cells
The artificial liver is an alternative to transplantation
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2015
Study: It's Nearly Impossible for Obese Individuals to Lose Weight
The odds they'll drop the excess weight are less than 1%
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 17th, 2015
Marijuana Can Heal Broken Bones, Study Finds
Compound in marijuana helps fractured bones heal faster
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2015
There Are Myriads of Poop Bacteria on Popular Beaches, Study Finds
Best not spend too much time lying in the sand
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2015
Scientists: Big Holes in the Skull Are a Sign of Intelligence
The bigger the holes, the brainier the skull-bearer
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2015
Study Offers New Insights into How High-Fat Foods Affect the Brain
“This is your brain on fried eggs,” researchers emphasize
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 15th, 2015
Visit to the Dentist Leaves Man with a 90-Minute Memory
The man's brain reboots once every hour and a half
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 14th, 2015
Inhalable Vaccine Safeguards Against Deadly Ebola Virus
This aerosolized Ebola vaccine is the first of its kind
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 13th, 2015
Ultrasound Speeds Up Healing of Bedsores, Other Skin Injuries
This reduces the risk of infection, scientists say
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out a Way to Take the High Out of Cannabis
The goal was to separate the medical benefits of cannabis