Breaking the Mold: New Strategies for Fighting Aflatoxins
Pervasive in the developing world, moldy crops threaten millions with cancer and other illnesses.
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New Guidelines Allow Some Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia To Go Off Treatment
Most patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can live out their normal lives by taking tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). But mounting evidence also shows that roughly a third of those patients can eventually go off treatment altogether without their disease resurging.
Zika in the United States: How Are We Preparing?
Once considered an inconsequential illness, Zika is now linked with serious health effects including microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. As the virus makes its way northward, U.S. public health agencies are doing their best to prepare.
Beyond Malnutrition: The Role of Sanitation in Stunted Growth
Worldwide, stunting affects an estimated 165 million children under the age of 5. Nutritional
interventions are only part of the solution.
Undark Podcast #3: The National Children’s Study & More
In the third Undark podcast I discuss the $1.3 billion failure of the National Children’s Study with host and former NYT Science Times editor David Corcoran. Also covered are controversies in science journalism, and rattlesnakes in Massachusetts.
Low-Dose Arsenic: In Search of a Risk Threshold
Mounting evidence suggests even the tiniest amounts of arsenic can boost your risk of developing cancer. But some scientists think that evidence is overblown. This article takes a close look at the controversy.