Nobel Prize in Medicine: 1901-Present By Live Science Staff Here's a look at past winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine for Figuring Out 'One of Life's Most Essential Adaptive Processes' By Jeanna Bryner This year's Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded jointly to three scientists who figured out how cells sense and adapt to changes in levels of oxygen.
How Common Are Psychotic Experiences? By Sophie Legge, James Walters, Stanley Zammit Psychotic experiences are more common than you might think and don't mean you have a mental health condition.
More Than 100 People Got Legionnaires' at a State Fair. Hot Tubs May Be to Blame. By Rachael Rettner More than 100 people have fallen ill with Legionnaires' disease after attending a North Carolina state fair last month, and officials say the outbreak source may have been hot tubs.
Vaping Outbreak Surpasses 1,000 Cases. And It's Not Slowing Down. By Yasemin Saplakoglu Investigators still don't know what's causing the illnesses.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention By Cari Nierenberg The Eastern equine encephalitis virus is spread by mosquitoes and, in rare cases, can lead to a life-threatening brain infection.
Bernie Sanders Had Two Stents Put In. Is It Serious? By Nicoletta Lanese Sen. Bernie Sanders underwent emergency surgery to have stents placed.
Toxic Chemical Fumes May Be Causing Mysterious Vaping Illnesses By Rachael Rettner A new study concludes that vaping-related lung illnesses are most likely due to toxic chemical fumes, which are directly damaging patients' lungs.
Metals in Baby Teeth Could Help Reveal What Causes Autism, ADHD By Nicoletta Lanese Traces of metal in baby teeth point to distinct differences between children with and without neurodevelopmental disorders.
Tiny 'Lizard-Like' Muscles Found in Developing Embryos Vanish Before Birth By Nicoletta Lanese Detailed 3D images of embryos reveal that some muscles form and then vanish during early human development.
You May Not Have to Cut Back on Red Meat After All, Controversial New Guidelines Say By Yasemin Saplakoglu Most people don't need to reduce their intake of red or processed meat for health benefits, unless they want to, according to a new set of guidelines.
'Trippy' Bacteria Engineered to Brew 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen By Nicoletta Lanese Scientists modified E. coli to produce the psychoactive chemical that makes 'shrooms so trippy.
Washing Machines May Sometimes Harbor Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Report Says By Rachael Rettner A new study suggests that washing machines can sometimes harbor drug-resistant bacteria.
Why the Flu Shot Can't Give You the Flu By Libby Richards Here are the facts about the flu shot and why this vaccine can't give you the flu virus.
THC-Containing Products May Play a Big Role in Vaping-Related Lung Illnesses, Officials Say By Rachael Rettner Health officials now say that THC-containing products may be playing an important role in a nationwide outbreak of lung illnesses tied to vaping.
Vaping-Related Illnesses Hit Nearly Every US State By Rachael Rettner The mysterious outbreak of vaping-related lung illnesses has now hit nearly every U.S. state, according to health officials.
Wealthy Couple Gives UCLA $20 Million to Find the 'Antidote' to an Unkind World By Nicoletta Lanese UCLA has established a new institute dedicated to studying and promoting kindness.
Woman's Rare Blood Disease Triggered by Cold Weather By Nicoletta Lanese A woman broke out in a blotchy purple rash when her red blood cells clumped together.
Woman Who Ate 'Unusually Large' Amount of Wasabi Developed Broken-Heart Syndrome By Rachael Rettner A woman got more than a burning mouthful when she mistook a serving of wasabi for avocado.
