Disease
San Diego Is Dousing Its Streets With Bleach to Contain Hepatitis A Outbreak
The outbreak is primarily affecting the city’s homeless population
Your Childhood Experiences Can Permanently Change Your DNA
An investigation into more than 500 children shows that upbringing can have dramatic effects on human health
This Algorithm Generates Crazy and Terrifying Disease Names
A new neural network makes lists of diseases we thankfully don't have
What's Really in That Tuna Roll? DNA Testing Can Help You Find Out
This rapidly evolving tech aims to empower consumers and shine a light on the food industry
Oysters Can Get Herpes, And It's Killing Them
A deadly virus threatens to decimate oyster populations around the world
The World's Parasites Are Going Extinct. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Thing
Up to one-third of parasite species could vanish over the next few decades, disrupting ecosystems and even human health
Freddie Mercury, Musical Genius and Stamp Collector
The singer-songwriter's childhood stamp album offers an insight to his character
Stress Is Killing These Teeny Lemurs, and The Story Is In Their Hair
Sampling the fur of Madagascar’s gray mouse lemurs reveal a bevy of environmental pressures
The Author of ‘Frankenstein’ Also Wrote a Post-Apocalyptic Plague Novel
‘The Last Man’ was derided in its time for being too grim, but today it would fit in with a growing genre of dystopian fiction
This 19th Century "Lady Doctor" Helped Usher Indian Women Into Medicine
Ananabai Joshee dedicated her career to treating women and helped blaze a path for international doctors training in the U.S.
What Led Benjamin Franklin to Live Estranged From His Wife for Nearly Two Decades?
A stunning new theory suggests that a debate over the failed treatment of their son's smallpox was the culprit
A Dentist Weighs in On What Really Doomed the Franklin Expedition
Addison’s disease may have blackened the explorers' gums and hastened their demise, proposes a history-obsessed dentistry professor
This Is Why Taking Fish Medicine Is Truly a Bad Idea
Those who misuse aquatic antibiotics are playing a dangerous game with their health, doctors and veterinarians say
Blink Once For Yes: You Can ‘Talk’ to This New Computer Interface With Your Eyes
A tiny sensor mounted to eyeglasses can track eye blinks, allowing communication from locked-in patients
Ruth Pfau, "Mother of Leprosy Patients," Has Died
Over five decades, the German-born physician and nun treated thousand of patients and got the leprosy epidemic under control in Pakistan
How Your Body Reacts to Stress
A little tension can keep you on your toes. Too much can break down the system
Needle-Free Patch Makes Vaccination as Easy as Putting on a Band-Aid
The new product could be available in about five years, scientists say
Studying Ant "Noses" Could Lead to Better Bug Repellents
The new class of repellents, called "excito-repellents," is similar to "getting on an elevator with someone who's put on way too much perfume"
This Was the First Major News Article on HIV/AIDS
The epidemic’s early days were perplexing and terrifying
Plague Infects Three People in New Mexico
The deadly disease can be spread by household pets
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