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Biopsy triggered 'spontaneous regression' of woman's arm tumorDiagnostic dilemma Doctors describe a strange case in which a tumor in a woman's arm disappeared without specific treatment.
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Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS?Poll Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change.
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Hantavirus cruise: 41 people in the United States being monitored as investigation into outbreak source continuesTake a look back at our live coverage during the cases of hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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'Membership in WHO is critical': America is no longer at the helm of international outbreak responses, Emory epidemiologist saysInterview Live Science spoke with a leading epidemiologist from Emory University about her impressions of how the hantavirus outbreak is being managed in the U.S.
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'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effortPolycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, has just been given a new name that experts say better reflects the nature of the condition.
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What is a hantavirus? Symptoms, treatments, prevention and how it spreadsHantaviruses are spread by rodents and can cause deadly respiratory and kidney illnesses in humans, although these infections are relatively uncommon globally.
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Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise shipLaboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ship MV Hondius.
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A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medicationA woman's sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking.
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Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here's what we know
Three people have died and four more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses are confirmed to be the culprit in two cases so far.
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Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggestsTraumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against such stressors, a mouse study finds.
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'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it worksINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with the developers of a living knee implant that could help more patients in need of knee replacements get them.
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'A landmark moment for the field': FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafnessA gene therapy made by Regeneron is the first treatment of its kind approved for genetic hearing loss.
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Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kindA new gene therapy tested in China has improved the hearing of 38 people who were born deaf due to mutations in a gene called OTOF.
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A teen's classic diabetes symptoms didn't improve with treatment — revealing she also had a much rarer syndromeA teen went to the emergency room with classic signs of diabetes, but odd aspects of her case pointed to a second, rarer diagnosis.
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'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virusA man known as the "Oslo patient" joins a short list of people in long-term remission from HIV following bone marrow transplants.
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Changing 'just one DNA letter' in female mice triggers growth of male genitaliaScientists discovered that making a very small change to female mice's DNA caused them to develop male reproductive organs.
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'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancyA new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia.
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Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her noseDoctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.
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Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic stormsApril 4, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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'It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression': Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptomsINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.
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'Some of them have accuracy that's close to zero': Experts unpack the promise and pitfalls of genetic tests aimed at consumersINTERVIEW Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos.
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Emerging embryo-selection technologies are currently 'little more than snake oil.' But someday, they could widen social inequities.Book In the book "What We Inherit," experts unpack long-standing myths about genes and how those myths could shape public opinion around emerging embryo-selection technologies.
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'Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens in miceIn an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, scientists report.
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Are you a night owl or an early bird?Research suggests night owls may face different health risks than early birds do. Which category do you fit into, if either?
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