Medicine
Can Maternal Vaccines Reduce Childhood Diseases?
Can Maternal Vaccines Reduce Childhood Diseases?
This London Gallery Is Working to Be One of the World's Most Accessible Museums
The Wellcome Collection's latest permanent exhibition focuses on design features and curatorial approaches suggested by individuals with disabilities
Can Nanoparticles Help Fight Cancer?
Meet the team that is working hard to make this possibility a reality
Four U.S. CRISPR Trials Editing Human DNA to Research New Treatments
Breaking down how the gene editing technology is being used, for the first time in the United States, to treat patients with severe medical conditions
'Robotic Worm' Could Be the Future of Stroke Care
The hydrogel-covered wire can be guided through the brain via magnets to bust up blood clots
Will Artificial Intelligence Improve Health Care for Everyone?
A.I.-driven medical tools could democratize health care, but some worry they could also worsen inequalities
Researchers Develop Plant-Based, Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Tylenol
Current manufacturing processes rely on coal tar, which is produced using fossil fuels
How One Museum Is Giving a Voice to Former Mental Health Patients
The Indiana Medical History Museum is telling the human stories behind its collection of brains, tumors and other biological remains
Flies in Hospitals Are Full of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
A study of seven hospitals in the U.K. found the bacteria in 90 percent of flies, though they are unlikley to spread the infections
Giant Salamander Goo Is Great at Gluing Gashes
Although slightly less durable than other surgical adhesives, a compound derived from the amphibian's skin secretions performs better overall
New Study Suggests Leonardo da Vinci Had A.D.H.D.
The master painter had difficulties with procrastination, finishing projects and staying on task his entire life
China's ‘CRISPR Babies’ May Be More Likely to Die Young
The mutation that was intended to make them resistant to H.I.V. has now been linked to a shorter life expectancy
New Study Shows Coffee—Even 25 Cups a Day of It—Isn't Bad for Your Heart
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that coffee consumption does not stiffen arteries
One of the Few Surviving Heroes of D-Day Shares His Story
Army medic Ray Lambert, now 98, landed with the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. Seventy-five years later, he could be the last man standing
This 1950s Heart-Lung Machine Revolutionized Cardiac Surgery
Open-heart procedures evolved rapidly once Mayo Clinic surgeon John Kirklin made his improvements to an earlier invention
Civil War Plant Remedies Actually Fought Off Infections, Study Finds
Researchers tested the antimicrobial properties of three plants mentioned in an 1863 treatment book
Read Hundreds of Medical Case Files by Two 17th-Century Quacks
Cambridge historians have digitized 500 case notes by the notorious astrologer-physicians Simon Forman and Richard Napier
Scientists Identify Factors That Make People Naturally Resistant to H.I.V.
Studying key points on the H.I.V. virus that are weak to immune system attacks could lead to new treatments or H.I.V. vaccines
Drug-Resistant Infections Could Kill 10 Million People Annually by 2050
A new U.N. report highlights the danger posed by widespread antibiotic misuse in humans, livestock and agriculture
How To Prepare for a Future of Gene-Edited Babies—Because It's Coming
In a new book, futurist Jamie Metzl considers the ethical questions we need to ask in order to navigate the realities of human genetic engineering
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