Disease
Can Bees Be Trained to Sniff Out Cancer?
A British artist has designed Bee's, a glass diagnostic tool that aims to make screening as simple as breathing into a bowl
Madagascar Is Battling a Bubonic Plague Outbreak
Health officials confirmed this week that at least 20 villagers have now died from plague, which likely originates from infected rats
Baby Mice Can Inherit Fear of Certain Smells From Their Parents
But researchers are far from pinning down the mechanism by which this may be possible, or what specific roles epigenetics plays in human disease
How Humankind Got Ahead of Infectious Disease
With polio on the verge of eradication, a career immunologist explains the medical marvel of vaccination and the pioneers who made it possible
Dreading the Worst When it Comes to Epidemics
A scientist by training, author Philip Alcabes studies the etymology of epidemiology and the cultural fears of worldwide disease
Can Mosquitoes Fight Malaria?
Scientists can build a mosquito that resists infection, but getting the insects to pass along the gene is a harder task
35 Who Made a Difference: D. A. Henderson
Eradicating one of history's deadliest diseases was just the beginning
Malaria Kills One Child Every 30 Seconds
A new pandemic imperils half the world. Scientists think they know what has to be done, but the disease continues to outsmart them
A Masterpiece Born of Saint Anthony's Fire
Matthias Grünewald's 16th-century Isenheim Altarpiece glorified suffering and offered comfort to those afflicted with a dread disease
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