Health & Medicine

Apr 16, 2014 02:48 PM EDT

Toddlers, Infants Capable of Understanding Accented Language

Comprehending your own language when spoken in an unfamiliar accent can be a challenging no matter your age, but a new pair of studies suggest than children are capable of understanding unfamiliar accents at a remarkably young age.

A scientist separates blood cells from plasma cells to isolate any Ebola RNA in order to test for the virus at the European Mobile Laboratory in Gueckedou, Guinea on April 3, 2014.

Apr 15, 2014 04:47 PM EDT

West African Ebola Outbreak May be Coming Under Control

The deadly outbreak of Ebola virus in West Africa appears to be getting under control, according to Guinea's health ministry.

Apr 15, 2014 04:03 PM EDT

Cognitive Motor Performance Peaks at Age 24, Study Finds

A study of players of the popular real-time strategy game StarCraft II suggests that cognitive motor performance peaks at age 24.

Apr 12, 2014 09:10 AM EDT

Study Links Coffee Consumption with Lower Liver Cancer Risk

A new study has found an association between coffee consumption and lower risk of common type of liver cancer.

Apr 11, 2014 06:29 AM EDT

Study Describes Successful Introduction of Lab-Made Vaginas in Four Women

A new study has reported that four women who were implanted with lab-made vaginas eight years back are leading normal sexual lives.

Stanford graduate student George Korir holds a programmable microfluidics kit built on music box parts.

Apr 09, 2014 11:57 AM EDT

Stanford Researchers Develop $ 5 Chemistry Set, Win $50,000 Award

Stanford University researchers Manu Prakash and George Korir won a $50,000 award for a low-cost chemistry set.

Apr 09, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

Blame Genetics for Procrastination

A new study has found that procrastination has genetic links. The research could help scientists understand the evolution of dawdling.

Apr 08, 2014 03:15 PM EDT

Songbirds' Method of Learning Tunes Could Yield Better Understanding of Human Diseases

A new study into how songbirds learn to sing could help scientists understand more about Parkinson's disease.

Apr 08, 2014 01:31 PM EDT

Sneezes and Coughs Travels Farther than we Thought [VIDEO]

Spring is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere, and for many people the season comes with an onslaught of sniffles and sneezes brought on by allergies. Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are advising potential allergy sufferers to be sure to cover their mouths well when sneezing, as new research indicates unbarricaded sneezes (and coughs, too) travel much farther than previously believed.