Science

Documents Detail Sugar Industry Efforts To Direct Medical Research

10:45am March 11, 2015

by Lisa Aliferis

A dentist unearths documents detailing the sugar industry's influence over the National Institutes of Health's research agenda in the 1960s and 1970s. At issue: setting limits for sugar intake.

Climate skeptic Willie Soon has argued in the past that too much ice is bad for polar bears. An investigation into Soon's funding found he took money from the fossil fuel industry and did not always disclose that source.

As Climate Wars Heat Up, Some Skeptics Are Targets

7:57pm March 10, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

Environmentalists and Democrats have launched investigations into the funding of climate skeptics. Some say the probes are necessary, while others worry they could rightly be seen as harassment.

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A look inside the factory in Kundl, Austria, where Sandoz, a unit of Novartis, makes biosimilar drugs.

FDA Decision Signals New Competition For Some Of The Costliest Drugs

5:46pm March 10, 2015

by Elana Gordon

Drugs made from proteins or antibodies are difficult for rival manufacturers to copy. The Food and Drug Administration just approved a copycat drug for cancer patients that shows it can be done.

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College Rape Case Shows A Key Limit To Medical Privacy Law

5:35pm March 10, 2015

by Kristian Foden-Vencil

A woman who is suing the University of Oregon for mishandling her rape case could have her own medical records used against her in court. Yes, that's legal.

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A mummy of a Chinchorro child, dating to between 5000 B.C. and 3000 B.C. The Chinchorros were hunter-gatherers who lived in the region between modern-day Peru and Chile.

Climate Change May Be Destroying World's Oldest-Known Mummies

5:34pm March 10, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

The Chinchorros, who lived between modern-day Peru and Chile, mummified their dead at least 2,000 years before the Egyptians. But some mummies have begun to turn to ooze, so scientists investigated.

Artist Nicolle Schatborn at The Kitchen Of The Unwanted Animals food truck in Amsterdam.

Pigeon, Parakeet And Pony: Amsterdam Food Truck Serves Maligned Meat

5:18pm March 10, 2015

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

The Kitchen Of The Unwanted Animal, a food truck and specialty food provider, is trying to change attitudes toward "edible" animals in Holland. They're doing it one My Little Pony Burger at a time.

Florida Gov. Scott Denies Banning Phrase 'Climate Change'

5:07pm March 10, 2015

by Greg Allen

University scientists and former state employees say Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration has directed them to avoid using the phrase "climate change." Scott denies the charge.

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A view of part of the vast Mosquitia jungle in Honduras. A team of explorers, guided by scans made from airplanes, recently discovered an important ancient city in the region.

Explorers Discover Ancient Lost City In Honduran Jungle

1:43pm March 10, 2015

by NPR Staff

Chris Fisher, an archaeologist who recently returned from the site of a lost city, says that some of the objects there looked as if they hadn't been touched in centuries.

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More Snakes Added To U.S. Banned Species List

12:56pm March 10, 2015

by Greg Allen

After banning the importation and sale of Burmese pythons and similar species, federal officials are taking aim at boa constrictors and 4 species of anacondas. Breeders and retailers are hissing mad.

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Prion protein can be infectious, spreading from cell to cell in the brain. Here four nerve cells in a mouse illustrate how infectious prion protein moves within cells along neurites — wire-like connections the nerve cells use for communicating with adja

Mad Cow Research Hints At Ways To Halt Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

9:18am March 10, 2015

by Jon Hamilton

Corinne Lasmezas began her career studying a disease that destroys the brains of cattle. Now she's using what she learned to search for drugs that can stop human brain diseases.

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