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Fishermen prepared for the longest red snapper season in recent memory. A court order stopped it

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years.

 

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Hearing aids can seem like a big step. This NYC Ballet principal dancer doesn’t regret taking it

Many adults who could benefit from hearing aids don’t use them. Sara Mearns, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet took the leap and wants people to know how helpful it has been.

 

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An autoimmune disease stole this man’s memory. Here’s how he’s learning to cope

Sometimes our immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain. It’s called autoimmune encephalitis and it can appear out of the blue.

 

PHOTO ESSAY: Summer camp for kids with autoimmune diseases

CLARYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Autoimmune diseases like lupus, myositis and forms of arthritis can strike children, too.

 

Kids get diseases like lupus, too. As researchers hunt better treatments, this camp brings joy

It may sound surprising but kids can get diseases like lupus and arthritis, too, when their immune system mistakenly attacks their own body.

 

How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science

Every year, growers raise giant pumpkins and compete in annual weigh-offs against other colossal fruits.

 

Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline

More fireflies than usual are lighting up summer evenings in the U.S. Northeast. But scientists say the lightning bugs are still on the decline.

 

Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now they have to prove it

An experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer’s symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.

 

Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives

An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts.

 

How a 911 call for trespassing escalated to an injection of a powerful sedative and one man’s death

An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that the practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts.

 

Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants

For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside a brain-dead man. And while the dramatic experiment ended this week, it’s raising hope for eventually testing pig kidneys in living patients.

 

How a family’s choice to donate a body for pig kidney research could help change transplants

A sister’s choice to donate her brother’s body for research is helping doctors learn how to one day use pig organs to save human lives.

 

As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers

As COVID-19 surges in China, the U.S. is expanding its traveler surveillance program, an early warning system for detecting new variants.

 

Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins

Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years.