LA Times - Science

Saturday th 30th of November 2019

Q&A: How the future of medicine looks to the FDA's top drug regulator - 12:28

Firefighter study links time spent at 9/11 site in New York with risk of heart problems - 12:28

Economic hardship tied to increase in U.S. suicide rates, especially in rural areas - 12:28

'It's not working': An FDA insider's view of where medical innovation falls short - 12:28

Column: Trump's trashing of NOAA's scientific reputation is part of his war on science - 12:28

UCLA's Dennis Slamon wins Lasker Award for helping develop breast cancer drug - 12:28

Even gun owners agree on measures that would reduce gun violence, survey shows - 12:28

Column: A stem cell clinic under fire by the FDA and ex-patients files for bankruptcy - 12:28

The world is watching as California weighs controversial plan to save tropical forests - 12:28

Trump and the hurricane: How much damage did he do? - 12:28

Scientists taught these adorable rats to play hide and seek - 12:28

About 1 in 16 U.S. women say they were forced or coerced into losing their virginity - 12:28

Air pollution gets closer to a fetus than scientists had realized, study suggests - 12:28

Abortion rate in the U.S. falls to a 46-year low, data show - 12:27

Who's to blame for the nation's opioid crisis? Massive trial may answer that question - 12:27

Ocean robots take the pulse of our planet by measuring microbes - 12:27

Column: Court reinstates lawsuit against Catholic hospital for refusing transgender patient's surgery - 12:27

A daily combo pill can boost the cardiovascular health of poor and minority Americans, study suggests - 12:27

Column: Can Trump legally revoke California's clean air waiver? Probably not - 12:27

What's behind the youth movement to tackle climate change? Fear — but also hope - 12:27

DNA lets scientists peer into the faces of our ancient cousins, the Denisovans - 12:27

Missing: Nearly 3 billion birds that used to live in North America - 12:27

Q&A: What is the U.N. climate change summit? - 12:27

Here's how 6 countries are stepping up to meet the Paris climate goals - 12:27

Niche drugs become victims of their own success as off-label use leads to shortages - 12:27

The oceans are taking a beating under climate change, U.N. report warns - 12:27

New UCLA institute will study — and spread — kindness - 12:27

'Rapid DNA' promises breakthroughs in solving crimes. So why does it face a backlash? - 12:27

Congratulations, America, you're eating better. But you still have a ways to go - 12:27

Review: 'Jim Allison: Breakthrough' salutes a one-of-a-kind Nobel Prize-winning Texan - 12:27

Review: 'Chasing Einstein' documentary dives into scientists' pursuit of big brain ideas - 12:27

Babies have been drinking milk from bottles for thousands of years. Here's the proof - 12:27

Why flavored vaping products are this era's Big Tobacco menthol cigarettes - 12:27

Resnick explains $750-million gift to Caltech for climate research. 'The kids are concerned' - 12:27

A big planet orbiting a tiny star? Here's how it can happen - 12:27

Small strips of nature in just the right places can keep plants from going extinct - 12:27

Despite known health risks, researchers question the need to cut back on red meat - 12:27

The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials rejected the plan - 12:27

Can DUI convictions help keep guns out of the hands of people prone to violence? - 12:27

The biggest likely source of microplastics in California coastal waters? Our car tires - 12:27

To survive global warming, Mojave Desert birds will need a lot more water — and they probably won't get it - 12:27

When masculinity turns 'toxic': A gender profile of mass shootings - 12:27

Mice that vaped nicotine for a year had a dramatic increase in tumor growth, study finds - 12:27

1,306 U.S. infants were born with syphilis in 2018, even though it's easy to prevent - 12:27

Column: There's enormous waste in U.S. healthcare, so why isn't anyone doing anything about it? - 12:27

Opinion: The latest flip-flop on red meat uses best science in place of best guesses - 12:27

Chemical companies agree to end fight over pesticide ban - 12:27

Americans increasingly fear violence from people who are mentally ill. They shouldn't - 12:27

Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies at 85 - 12:27

Massive opioid case may end with huge settlement. Where would the money go? - 12:27