The Salk Polio Vaccine: ‘Greatest Public Health Experiment in History’
2014-12-02
Almost 2 million American kids stuck out their arms for an unheard-of test as Jonas Salk set out to prove his vaccine workedContinue Reading
A Lasting Legacy of Science
2014-12-02
Salk trial set the stage for U.S. government oversight of drug manufacturing — and testingContinue Reading
The Salk Polio Vaccine: A Medical Miracle Turns 60
2014-12-01
The crippling disease was the scourge of the early 20th century, until Dr. Jonas Salk created a life-saving shieldContinue Reading
Some People May Be Pre-Wired to Be Bilingual
2014-11-26
Learning of second language also seems to boost brain, study saysContinue Reading
Too Few Americans Undergo Dementia Screening
2014-11-26
More than half of people with the condition never had a thinking/memory test, study foundContinue Reading
Some People May Be Pre-Wired to Be Bilingual
2014-11-26
Learning of second language also seems to boost brain, study saysContinue Reading
Too Few Americans Undergo Dementia Screening
2014-11-26
More than half of people with the condition never had a thinking/memory test, study foundContinue Reading
Your Dog Really Is Listening to You
2014-11-26
Study finds canines process speech in a human-like wayContinue Reading
Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment So Successful in Kids That Trial Is Halted
2014-11-21
Hydroxyurea pills worked as well as transfusions in reducing stroke risk, researchers reportContinue Reading
MRI Can Be Painful, Disruptive for People With Cochlear Implants
2014-11-20
Study finds some patients had to discontinue the scan, or the hearing device was impaired by magnetic fieldContinue Reading