As deadly bacteria increasingly resist antibiotics, researchers try to improve a World War I era weapon
A new pandemic imperils half the world. Scientists think they know what has to be done, but the disease continues to outsmart them
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At MIT's Laboratory for Human and Machine Haptics, researchers are probing the inner workings of our hands
Raymond Damadian's medical imaging machine set off a revolution but not without controversy
Combine the power of nature, animal companionship and music, and you have a recipe for healing
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At the "house of pain," sports scientists are finding new ways to help great athletes get even better
Doctors and patients swear hypnosis works, but after years of research we still don't know how
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Now we can grow the cells from which all others derive, but ethical questions are involved
At the University of Vermont, scientists work to pinpoint the source of your pain
Visually impaired subscribers to recorded periodicals peruse everything from Forbes to Skeptical Inquirer
Mexico's Copper Canyon is home to great athletes, the Tarahumara
At a small hospital in Vermont, nurses practice medicine as an art, marshaling compassion and skill in equal measure
Evolution may tell us why living things—including humans—age at such diverse rates
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As hard as you might try, it's not easy to keep folks from finding out that you're color-blind
From light therapy to melatonin, research into our bodies' daily rhythms has led to promising treatments for weary travelers
Our cells take trillions of 'hits' each day from toxins both natural and man-made, but hardworking enzymes repair the damage
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