10 Strangest Medical Cases of 2019 By Rachael Rettner Here are 10 of the strangest case reports Live Science covered in 2019.
10 Things We Learned About the Brain in 2019 By Yasemin Saplakoglu We depend on this organ to live and learn, but much of the tissue still remains as mysterious to us as the inside of a black hole.
Pet Store Puppies Tied to New Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Bacteria By Rachael Rettner So far, the outbreak has sickened 30 people in 13 states.
Marijuana Vaping Rates Nearly Doubled Among High-School Seniors in 2019 By Rachael Rettner This year saw an alarming rise in the percentage of U.S. teens who vape marijuana, according to new findings from a government-backed survey.
Can You Catch a Cold and the Flu at the Same Time? By Rachael Rettner You'd have to be particularly unlucky to catch a cold and the flu at the same time, a new study finds.
The IRS Accidentally Set Up a Health Insurance Experiment and Saved Lives By Rachael Rettner A batch of bureaucratic letters from the IRS created an accidental experiment on health insurance.
Woman's Bones Shrank in Rare Case of 'Telescoping Fingers' By Nicoletta Lanese A rare medical condition caused the bones of a woman's hands and fingers to shrink.
Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment By Cari Nierenberg Pneumonia is a common infection that causes inflammation in one or both lungs. It's typical symptoms are a cough with phlegm, fever, chills and difficulty breathing.
New Zealand Has Ordered More Than 1,200 Square Feet of Skin for Volcano Victims By Nicoletta Lanese New Zealand medical officials have ordered 1,292 square feet of skin to treat victims of the White Island volcanic eruptions.
New Anti-Aging Clinical Trial Begins. For $1 Million, You Can Be a Participant. By Nicoletta Lanese A Kansas-based company launched a clinical trial in Colombia to reverse aging. But will it work?
Puppy Licks to a Woman's Feet May Have Caused Serious Skin Infection By Yasemin Saplakoglu Dogs can bring a person happiness, love, laughter ... and sometimes strange infections.
Flu Season Is Off to an Early (and Weird) Start By Rachael Rettner Flu season has arrived in the United States, and it's off to a strange start.
Why Do Smells Trigger Strong Memories? By Yasemin Saplakoglu The delicious scent of baking bread wafting out from the open doors of a nearby bakery can act like a time portal.
Could Time-Restricted Eating Help You Lose Weight? By Satchin Panda, Pam Taub Restricting your eating time to a daily 10-hour window could help fight obesity and diabetes, new research finds.
Black Tar Heroin May Be Causing Deadly 'Flesh-Eating' Infections in San Diego By Rachael Rettner Seven people in San Diego have died in recent months from a "flesh eating" infection tied to use of black tar heroin, according to health officials.
Lonely Antarctic Expeditions Shrink People's Brains By Nicoletta Lanese Researchers speculated that living in relative isolation and a "monotonous" environment may cause certain brain structures to shrink.
'Crazymothers' Want You to Stop Calling Them 'Anti-Vaxxers' By Nicoletta Lanese An anti-vaccine group wants to rebrand itself as "vaccine risk aware." Here's why they can't.
Once-a-Month Birth Control Pill Is in the Works By Yasemin Saplakoglu The once-a-month birth control pill is embedded into a starfish-like organic device.
'The Pill' Might Shrink Certain Brain Regions Among Women Taking It By Chloe Williams A brain region called the hypothalamus is smaller among women who use birth control pills, compared with non-users, a new study finds.
