Thoughts Can Fuel Some Deadly Brain Cancers
A doctor-scientist's long quest to help children with a rare form of brain cancer has led to the discovery that high levels of brain activity can make glioma tumors grow faster.
Health & Safety
Couples Counseling Catches On With Tech Co-Founders
Friction between close business partners is the reason many startups fail. But increasingly in Silicon Valley, co-founders of companies are turning to therapists before things go south.
California Senate Committee Approves Bill Removing Vaccine Exemptions
NPR's Melissa Block talks to Dr. Matthew Willis, the public health officer in Marin County, Calif., one of the strongest centers of vaccine opposition. He talks about the state Senate education committee's approval of a bill Wednesday that would require schoolchildren to be vaccinated.
New Orleans Bans Smoking In Bars, Restaurants
Lighting up in casinos is off-limits, too. The smoking ban stems from a law passed earlier this year.
Acclaimed Australian Wellness Blogger Says She Made Up Cancer Claims
Belle Gibson's claims that she cured her terminal brain cancer solely through diet and lifestyle spawned a wellness empire, an award-winning app, a recipe book and a large online following.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Grow: A Guide To Speedy Vegetables
Impatient gardeners don't have to wait for summer to harvest salad fixings. A surprising variety of crops will bring homegrown produce to your table in as little as three weeks.
FDA Ponders Putting Homeopathy To A Tougher Test
Homeopathy's popularity has exploded in recent years. Now the Food and Drug Administration is considering whether homeopathic remedies should have to be proven safe and effective.
Is It Time To Make Medical And Family Leave Paid?
Democrats in Congress have reintroduced a bill that would create a national paid leave program, covering two thirds of people's wages for up to 60 days a year. But small business owners are wary.
Young Adults With Autism More Likely To Be Unemployed, Isolated
More than half of young people with autism have neither a job nor educational plans in the first two years after high school, a study finds.
Why Knuckles Crack
A little MRI video seems to settle the decades-old debate about that loud pop of the joints: It's all about bubbles. But imagine an air bag inflating, not the bursting of a balloon.