DVDs don't turn toddlers into vocabulary Einsteins
But some parents mistakenly think kids do learn words from watching these popular programs

Science & the Public: Gloves may head off 'garden' variety pneumonia
Doctors have begun linking garden compost to an unusual source of Legionnaire's disease

Diabetes drug might fight cancer
In use for years, metformin has few side effects

Alzheimer's trade-off for mentally active seniors
Stimulation delays cognitive decline, but disease advances quickly once it starts

Ovary removal proves beneficial for cancer-prone women
BRCA mutation carriers who opt for surgery survive longer than those forgoing the operation

Why starved flies need less sleep
Low lipid levels keep insects buzzing, a new study finds

Science & the Public: Dairy foods may cut heart attack risk
Women derived the most benefit, but they also preferentially consumed different types than men did

New drug fights metastatic melanoma
Compound offers hope for about half of patients with advanced form of the skin cancer

New gel seals wounds fast
Synthetic material revs up blood clotting at low cost

Amphetamine abusers face blood vessel risk
Study finds more than triple the odds of aortic tear

Gene profiles may predict TB prognosis
Information could be used to guide treatment

Science & the Public: Traffic may drive some people to diabetes
People with chronic inflammation may be especially vulnerable

Teen hearing loss rate worsens
Percentage of adolescents with some decline has increased since 1990s, study shows

Science & the Public: The high cost of diabetes
Almost one-in-four hospital dollars go to treat people with the metabolic disorder.

Muscles remember past glory
Extra nuclei produced by training survive disuse