A to C
- Abortion: Rates Down for Some
- Alzheimer's And Diabetes: Lethal Partners
- Appendectomy: No Cuts, No Scars, No Sweat
- Autism: Debate Rages over a Rare Case
- Bisphenol-A: A Chemical Found in Plastic Could Be Dangerous
- Brains: How Gay and Straight Differ
- Cerebral Palsy: Epsom Salts Lower Risk
- Cigarettes: Quitting Causes a Chain Reaction
- CPR: One, Two, Three, Four, Stayin' Alive
- CT Scans: Just How Safe Are They?
D to H
- Day Care: A Weighty Choice
- Fertility: Women's Voices and Ovulation
- Fertility: A Biological Clock for Dads Too
- Fertility: A Blood Test to Predict Menopause
- Gardasil: Vaccine Battle?
- Genetically Modified Foods: China Has the World Worried
- Global Warming: A Hot Earth Could Worsen Allergies and Kidney Stones
- Gymnastics: Graceful, Exciting — And Disturbingly Dangerous
- HIV: The Hunt for the Elusive Vaccine Goes On — and On
I to R
- Inflammation: Putting Out The Fire in the Heart
- Knee Surgery: Study Doubts Benefits
- Lung Cancer: Genes Identified
- Malaria: The Global Tally Drops
- Math: Girls Catch Up with Boys, And the Gender Gap Disappears
- Obesity: Levels Hit Plateau for The First Time in Decades
- Obesity: You Can Beat Your Genes
- Reading: A Novel Way to Lose Weight
S to Z
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In good times and bad, science doesn't sleep, and every year brings breakthroughs, setbacks, reasons for worry and reasons for joy. TIME's annual alphabetical roundup of a sampling of those stories gives you an overview of the year behind and a hint of what might be in the one ahead.