Disease and Illnesses
This Smartphone Microscope Uses Video to Spot Moving Parasites
A team of Berkeley bioengineers has created CellScope, a mobile phone attachment that can quickly test blood for tropical diseases
This 1,500-Year-Old Skeleton May Belong to the Man That Brought Leprosy to Britain
Modern techniques show that the young man was in his 20s and likely Scandinavian
Scientists Are Stopping Malaria With Viagra
Viagra can help boost the spleen’s ability to filter out infected blood cells
Most Countries Have No Plans For When Antibiotics Stop Working
World Health Organization sounds the alarm on “one of the biggest threats to the future of global health”
It’s Official: Rubella Has Been Eradicated From the Americas
Health officials confirm that rubella no longer originates in North or South America
This Stroke of Genius Could Allow You to Write With Your Brain
Not Impossible Labs has developed a breakthrough approach to communication
Better HIV Prevention Could Be Leading to Higher Syphilis Rates
Syphilis rates increased by 13 percent between 2012 and 2013
Brain Implants May Be Able to Shock Damaged Memories Back Into Shape
With funding from the Defense Department, scientists have begun work on devices that would use electric pulses to realign a memory process gone awry
MIT Researchers Think They Can Spot Early Signs of Parkinson's in the Way People Type
By monitoring how long we hold down keystrokes, it may be possible to detect neurological diseases years before other symptoms appear
200 Years After Tambora, Some Unusual Effects Linger
Frankenstein, famine poetry, polar exploration—the "year without a summer" was just the beginning
What’s Causing This Village’s Weird Sleeping Sickness Epidemic?
About a quarter of residents in a small town in Kazakhstan have fallen into a deep sleep for days at a time—and no one knows why
Americans Can’t Agree on What Shapes Health
New research shows that Americans think a broad variety of factors can make us sick
How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy
These tank-like creatures are the only animals besides us known to carry leprosy
The Frightening Legacy of Typhoid Mary
With concerns about infectious disease in the news, a look back at history's most famous carrier
This $34 Smartphone-Assisted Device Could Revolutionize Disease Testing
A new low-cost device that plugs into a smartphone could cut down on expensive lab tests
How Space Travel Can Damage Our Immune Systems
Research finds that living in low-gravity conditions can take a toll that goes far beyond an aversion to dehydrated foods
Why One Nonprofit Wants You to Sell Them Your Poop
A qualified candidate could make thousands of dollars a year selling their waste to an organization preparing fecal transplants for the ill
Hacking the Human Body With Temporary Tattoos and Tiny Implants
Using electrical charges to treat diseases, from diabetes to obesity, is picking up speed
The Flu Has Been Making People Sick for At Least 500 Years
The 1918 flu pandemic gets all the headlines, but the malady is thought to have first appeared in the 16th century—and possibly earlier
More Than 3,000 People Have Died of Ebola in the Past Two Months
The viral outbreak doesn't appear to be slowing
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