Medicine
West African Scientists Are Leading the Science Behind a Malaria Vaccine
Researchers in Mali have been working for decades on the treatment that's now in the final phase of clinical trials
Britney Spears and the Age-Old History of Men Policing Women's Trauma
The singer's conservatorship, on trial this month, recalls the history of hysterectomies, insane asylums, forced contraception, among others
This Straw Is Designed to Instantly Cure Hiccups
The 'HiccAway' stopped cases of hiccups 92 percent of the time during an early trial
This Implant Could One Day Control Your Sleep and Wake Cycles
The so-called 'living pharmacy' will be able to manufacture pharmaceuticals from inside the body
FDA Approval of a New Alzheimer's Drug Comes With Controversy
Aducanumab is the first approved drug that targets a possible underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease
Scientists Revive Tiny Animals That Spent 24,000 Years on Ice
These bdelloid rotifers survived for thousands of years in the Siberian permafrost and scientists want to find out how
Myth and Misdiagnosis Have Plagued Women's Health for Centuries
A new book by scholar Elinor Cleghorn details the medical mistreatment of women throughout Western history
Study Suggests 150 Years May Be the Human Lifespan's Upper Limit
Researchers say beyond that age the body simply can no longer repair itself after normal stresses such as disease
This Compact PCR Test for Covid-19 Could Give Accurate Results in 15 Minutes
The speed and ease of the DASH testing platform would be a boon for screening efforts
New Gene Therapy Partially Restores Sight to Blind Man
Researchers inserted genes that code for light-sensitive proteins in algae into the man’s retina, and now he reports limited but much improved vision
Researchers Create Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm With Sense of Touch
Touch feedback allowed a man with electrodes implanted into his brain to command a robotic arm and complete tasks quickly
Looking Beyond the Female Firsts of Science History
Two authors ask readers to change their understanding of what science is and who gets to participate
A Brief History of the Cheez-It
America's iconic orange cracker turns 100 this year
Anally Delivered Oxygen Kept Suffocating Pigs and Mice Alive in the Lab. Could the Method One Day Save Human Lives, Too?
The technique may provide doctors with a new way of providing supplemental oxygen for patients with failing lungs
Medieval Britain's Cancer Rates Were Ten Times Higher Than Previously Thought
A new analysis of 143 skeletons suggests the disease was more common than previously estimated, though still much rarer than today
Thirty-Five Years Later, a First Responder at the Chernobyl Disaster Looks Back
In her new book, Alla Shapiro shares her experience of one of the worst nuclear disasters in history
California Study Finds Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks by the Beach
Researchers found as many ticks carrying the bacterium that causes Lyme disease in coastal areas as they did in woodlands
Sewage Has Stories to Tell. Why Won't the U.S. Listen?
Sewage epidemiology has been used in other countries for decades, but not here. Will Covid change that?
Meet the Black Physicians Bringing Covid Vaccines to Hard-Hit Philadelphia Communities
The Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium is leveraging their medical expertise and connections to provide testing and vaccines where measures are most needed
The New Science of Motherhood
Through studies of fetal DNA, researchers are revealing how a child can shape a mom's heart and mind—literally
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