What Happens When an Ovary Dies?
05.01.2008 An unusual condition pulls a woman in the ER—and doctors into a guessing game.
by Stewart Massad
The Wonderful World of E. Coli
Carl Zimmer looks inside the dangers—and wonders—of one remarkable bacterium. 05.09.2008
What Is This? A Toy Set for a Microscopic Child?
Here's a hint: It's part animal, part vegetable, and a smidge mineral. 05.05.2008
A Dead Man's Eyes Hold the Key to His Age
Proteins in the eye offer a new means of identifying corpses. 05.02.2008
Conquering Your Fears, One Synapse at a Time
Proteins in the brain may be the key to un-learning fear—or retaining memory. 04.28.2008
How Much Do Chemicals Affect Our Health?
Philip Landrigan tracks how dangers like the WTC can cause problems like ADD. 04.25.2008
Think You Can Live Without Plastic?
One writer chronicles the ubiquity of plastic products in daily life. 04.18.2008
The Dirty Truth About Plastic
BPA and other plastics may be as harmful as they are plentiful. 04.18.2008
How Do Transplant Patients Wind Up with Killer Organs?
Transplants occasionally bring lethal diseases like AIDS and cancer. 04.17.2008
The Blood Pressure Mystery
A patient's low blood pressure tipped his doctors off to a potentially fatal condition. 04.16.2008
The Man Who Lost His Name—and His Genetic Identity
Eric Drew miraculously recovered from both cancer and identity theft. 04.09.2008
Eating Paper in Search of Missing Nutrients
Sometimes the body makes a bad diagnosis, too. 03.31.2008
Go to the Fridge and Fix Yourself a Superbug Sandwich
Canadian pork imports may be laced with antibiotic-resistant Staph. 03.28.2008
Epileptic Seizures Strike Much Like Earthquakes
Tools for predicting aftershocks could also work for seizures. 03.27.2008
Finally! A Nearly Foolproof Circumcision.
Ingenious new device means lower HIV rates, safer penises. 03.24.2008
How the Heck Did a Woman Become Fused to a Toilet Seat?
(Hard bones + soft tissue) x one month of immobility = extremely bad news 03.14.2008
The Vocal Joystick
Using a carefully controlled hum, paralyzed people can control a mouse or robot arm. 03.12.2008
Whatever Happened To... Avian Flu?
“We are going to have another pandemic. It will occur.” 03.04.2008
In Election Year, Stem Cell Question Grows Still Gnarlier
Bush says he won the war, but the prez ain't seen nothin' yet. 03.03.2008
Our Smart Saliva
An enzyme in our spit helps digest starchy goods and may have allowed us to grow big brains. 02.28.2008
Computers See Diseases Written All Over Your Face
Analysis of facial features can reveal genetic disorders. 02.27.2008
