Mind & Body

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The Quality of Mercy

At a small hospital in Vermont, nurses practice medicine as an art, marshaling compassion and skill in equal measure

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The Beauty of Bare Bones

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Solving the Aging Puzzle

Evolution may tell us why living things—including humans—age at such diverse rates

Ishihara Plate 9

Hey, Mr. White, That's the Wrong Color for That

As hard as you might try, it's not easy to keep folks from finding out that you're color-blind

A Hypochondriac Knows Those 'Germs' That Threaten Him Are Real

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Traveling Light' Has New Meaning for Jet Laggards

From light therapy to melatonin, research into our bodies' daily rhythms has led to promising treatments for weary travelers

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How the Body Defends Itself From the Risky Business of Living

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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When It Comes to Sports For The Brain, Everyone's a Winner

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Crash Dummies, Taking the Hard Knocks For All of Us

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Review of 'Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician'

Review of 'Doc: Then and Now with a Montana Physician'

Private Roy W. Humphrey is being given blood plasma after he was wounded by shrapnel in Sicily in August 1943.

Again and Again in World War II, Blood Made The Difference

In 1940 the hard-driving Harvard biochemist Edwin Cohn broke plasma down into its different proteins and saved millions of soldiers' lives

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