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Scans reveal the brain's early growth, late decline and surprising variability

Scans reveal the brain's early growth, late decline and surprising variability

A study of more than 120,000 brain scans shows rapid growth before age 2 and accelerating decline after age 50. The results may one day help pick up abnormalities in the developing brain.
by Jon Hamilton

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Managing your spring allergies

Managing your spring allergies

Do you have seasonal allergies? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with doctors about what’s making us sneeze, cough, struggle with itchy eyes, runny noses and headaches, and what to do about it.
by Angela Davis, Sarah Gelbard and Samantha Matsumoto

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What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years

What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years

Nearly 23 million birds have died as a highly pathogenic bird flu virus tears its way through farms and chicken yards. It has spread to at least 24 states in less than two months.
by Bill Chappell

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Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement

Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a slimmed-down $10 billion package for countering COVID-19 with treatments, vaccines and other steps. But the compromise ended up dropping all funding to help nations abroad combat the pandemic. 
by The Associated Press

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Staff-strapped Grand Marais businesses brace for a tourist boom

Staff-strapped Grand Marais businesses brace for a tourist boom

In Grand Marais, business owners are struggling to gear up for what they expect to be a busy pandemic-sparked summer tourist season. The past two years, there haven't been nearly enough workers to staff hotels and restaurants.
by Dan Kraker

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