A new study reports the results of a survey asking Californians enrolled in the individual marketplace in 2017 whether they…
US health care spending highest among developed countries
Americans on average continue to spend much more for health care — while getting less care — than people in…
Rising drug prices linked to older products — not just newer, better medications
Drug companies cite R&D as the reason for ever-increasing drug prices, but a new study shows it’s actually price hikes…
Exposure to sugary breakfast cereal advertising directly influences children’s diets
Laboratory studies have shown that kids will request and prefer brands they have seen recently advertised on TV. A new…
How the brain decides whether to hold ’em or fold ’em
Why do people make high-risk decisions — in casinos or in other aspects of their lives — even when they…
Long-term breastfeeding sheds light on whether an infant becomes right- or left-handed
Bottle feeding infants is associated with left-handedness, according to a new study.
PAC1R mutation may be linked to severity of social deficits in autism
If the pilot findings are corroborated in larger, multi-center studies, the research represents the first step toward identifying a potential…
New biomarker for colorectal cancers Identified
Researchers have identified a protein involved in cell proliferation and the development of new blood vessels that could serve as…
Should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
With the latest gene-editing techniques, it could be possible, although challenging, to make a tomato produce capsaicinoids (the compounds that…
Could Immunotherapy Offer a Cure for Cancer?
In “The Breakthrough,” Charles Graeber recounts the long history of researchers’ attempts to mobilize the body’s immune system to fight…