Sleep & Cancer
Researchers have discovered that the anti-cancer benefits of exercise can be reversed in younger women if they don't get enough sleep.
Babies & Pain
If untreated, pain that premature infants feel when undergoing medical procedures could impair their ability to respond to medication later in life.
Allergies & Cancer Roundup
Allergies are associated with a lower risk of certain cancers.
Cancer Genome
Scientists have sequenced the entire genetic code of a cancerous tumor.
Hearts & Headphones
Scientists discover why portable headphones and implantable medical devices don't mix.
Podcast
A car that matches your mood, is the taste of wine all in your head? Why sympathy hurts. And more.
Podcast
TECHNOLOGY UPDATE: Could sunscreens be more than skin deep? Why headphones and pacemakers don't mix and a new use for electric cars.
Nanoparticles & Skin
Nanoparticles are common ingredients in cosmetics, but scientists are finding that they're more than skin deep.
Food Allergies
Scientists are developing an unconventional but surprisingly straightforward treatment for food allergies.
Podcast
Sled dogs defy fatigue, inside the musician's brain, fooling a GPS system, and more.
Mom Flu Shot
Vaccinating pregnant women against the flu can also protect their newborns.
Podcast
Learning from electric eels, the roots of ticklishness, the health benefits of web surfing and maternal vaccines that protect babies.
Sled Dog Endurance
Champions of endurance, sled dogs can run for over a thousand miles without fatigue.
Podcast
CREEPY CRAWLIES: The world's oldest ant, slave ants revolt, and a new compound found in spider venom.
Spider Venom
Scientists discover a new class of chemical compounds in spider venom.
Podcast
THE SCIENCE OF TREES: Electricity from trees, building a tree from the ground up, a forest of aspirin, and trading rainforest conservation for healthcare.
Podcast
EXPLORING THE SENSES: Baby's first words explained, the changing taste of fruit, pollution destroys scent, why sunburns feel hot, and more
Trees for Healthcare
On the island of Borneo, impoverished families often turn to illegal rainforest logging to pay for healthcare. But a new project trades medical services for rainforest protection.
Sniffing Out Cancer
New technology could sniff out skin cancer before it turns deadly.