Laura Kelly

Study tests new birth control for men

Researchers are reportedly one step closer to birth control for men.

April 5, 2017

Pyrethroids, a popular pesticide, spurs early puberty in boys, study finds

A frequently used pesticide has shown to jump-start puberty in boys, a new study finds.

April 5, 2017

‘Cyborgs’ at work: Employees opt for chip implants

Employees at a Swedish start-up company are volunteering to have a microchip implanted in their hands.

April 4, 2017

Electric brain cap helps survival rates in some cancer patients

A head cap for treating brain tumors has increased survival rates for patients, a recent study concluded.

April 4, 2017

New study contradicts findings that overweight people live longer

Carrying around a few extra pounds could cut years off your life.

April 4, 2017

29 people sickened in E. coli outbreak due to soy nut products from Kentucky processing plant

An E. coli outbreak that has sickened 29 people in 12 states has been linked to soy nut butter products from a Kentucky-based processing plant.

April 3, 2017

Opioid epidemic has new enemy in Donald Trump White House

Chris Barth had his first taste of Percocet as a teenager, but his addiction didn't become full-blown until the early 2000s, when he was working as an electrician at a D.C. methadone clinic.

April 2, 2017

Zika virus vaccine testing begins phase 2, NIH says

The second phase of a Zika vaccine trial is underway, the National Institutes of Health announced Friday.

March 31, 2017

Cancer deaths in United States on decline: NIH

Cancer deaths are declining, the National Institutes of Health announced Friday.

March 31, 2017

WHO: Zika-related birth defects down

Zika-related birth defects are down in Brazil, despite last year's outbreak of the mosquito-born illness

March 31, 2017

Electronic brain implants help quadriplegic regain movement in arm

For the first time in the world, a quadriplegic man now can move his arm and hand by his own volition, thanks to an electronic implant in his brain.

March 30, 2017

Lyft moves into mass transit with San Francisco, Chicago pilot programs

Ride-sharing app Lyft is piloting a bus-like shuttle service in San Francisco and Chicago, Tech Crunch reports.

March 30, 2017

Yale University students claim to have invented ‘hangover cure’

Two Yale University students are claiming to have an invented a hangover cure, local media reports.

March 30, 2017

Python swallows Indonesian man whole: Video

A man was swallowed whole by a python in Indonesia, local media reports.

March 29, 2017

Hit 15,000 steps per day for better health, study shows

It's been widely accepted that adding 10,000 steps to your daily routine promotes health, but there's little scientific study to support that assessment.

March 28, 2017

Study says Tetris video game can help PTSD sufferers

New research shows that Tetris could hold psychological benefits for players suffering from severe trauma.

March 28, 2017

Walking 15,000, not 10,000, steps is optimal for health: Report

A new study suggests that tracking 15,000 steps, or walking about 7 miles, instead of the trendy 10,000, is the best bet for positive health, The New York Times reports.

March 28, 2017

Israeli politicians, U.S. Jewish leaders discuss religious divisions, dismiss anti-Semitic threats

Israeli politicians and U.S. Jewish leaders on Monday expressed little concern for threats of anti-Semitism, saying they are worried about divisions between the major streams of Judaism.

March 27, 2017

Study finds high fiber diet can help prevent Type 1 diabetes

A new study finds that a diet high in fiber could help offset the occurrence of Type 1, or juvenile, diabetes.

March 27, 2017

New therapy uses blues harmonica music to strengthen lungs, mouth muscles: report

Blues music may be good for the soul, but some are saying it can be good for the lungs too.

March 27, 2017