Subtle Differences In Brain Cells Hint at Why Many Drugs Help Mice But Not People A detailed comparison of mouse and human brain tissue found differences that could help explain why mice aren't always a good model for human diseases. Jon Hamilton
So the doctor says you have dense breasts. Now what? When Olivia went in for her mammogram at the age of 50 last month, she received unexpected news: she had “extremely dense breasts.” Elisabeth Poorman, M.D.
Ride-Hailing Revolution Leaves Some People With Disabilities Behind Disability rights advocates say transportation giants Lyft and Uber are not doing enough to ensure equal transportation access as required under federal law. Eric Westervelt
More U.S. Towns Are Feeling The Pinch As Recycling Becomes Costlier The U.S. recycling industry is facing a quandary: Too much of the plastic we use can't be recycled, and taxpayers increasingly are on the hook for paying for all that trash to hit the landfills. Rebecca Davis
Want To Know What's In Your Sweat? There's A Patch For That Scientists are getting closer to developing a wearable patch that can measure hydration and other health markers — in sweat. The hope is it could give athletes more data to boost their performance. Joe Palca
U.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling to Figure Out A Future Without China China is no longer taking the world's waste. The U.S. recycling industry is overwhelmed — it can't keep up with the plastic being churned out. This doesn't bode well for our plastic waste problem. Christopher Joyce
Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law. Ann Dornfeld
Restrictions On Abortion Medication Deserve A Second Look, Says A Former FDA Head The FDA heavily restricted mifepristone — a drug that ends early pregnancies — when it approved it 19 years ago. A former FDA commissioner asks whether the current restrictions should be revisited. luisa torres
Colombia Kindly Offers Free Health Care To Venezuelans – Up To A Point The government has promised to welcome migrants from neighboring Venezuela as "blood brothers." But more than 1 million newcomers are adding to the stress on an already strained health-care system. luisa torres
Obesity Medicine Specialist Discusses New WW App For Kids NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, who specializes in obesity medicine, about a new app from WW — formerly Weight Watchers — that targets children.