Medicine

Health

What Is Causing the Pneumonia Outbreak in China? Experts Say There’s Not One Answer

ByC Raina MacIntyre, Ashley Quigley, Haley Stone, Rebecca Dawson and The Conversation
Science

Chinstrap Penguins’ Bizarre Sleep Routine Upends Our Understanding Of Rest

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Microbiome Study May Have Finally Solved An Enduring Mystery In Gynecology

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

These 7 Lifestyle Changes May Slash Lifetime Cancer Risk, Study Reveals

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Can This Bizarre, Unlikely Treatment Finally Reverse Smell Loss From Covid-19?

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Using ADHD Meds Long-Term May Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease, New Study Suggests

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Key Mechanism Uncovered In Gut Bacteria Could Help Solve Constipation

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

New “Robot” Pill Can Track Your Heart Rate And Knows If You Stop Breathing

ByElana Spivack
Health

A CRISPR Gene Therapy Was Just Approved In The UK — That's a Really Big Deal For Medicine

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

New Anti-aging Molecule May Work By Keeping the Cell's "Powerhouse" Healthy

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Study Finds "Hierarchy" of Physical Activities Healthier Than Sitting — Sleeping is One

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Goodbye Statins? New Gene Editing Therapy Slashes High Cholesterol

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

How Much Sleep Do You Need When You Are Sick? A Lot More Than You Think

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

How A Radical New Vaccine Could Eradicate This Deadly Disease By 2040

ByAdrian Hill and The Conversation
Health

Surgeons Perform First-Ever Whole Eye and Partial Facial Transplant

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Scientists Are Mapping "Brain Fingerprints" During Psychedelic Trips

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

People Are Using ChatGPT for Nutrition Advice — The Results Are Dangerous

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Personalized Deep Brain Stimulation Device May Quiet OCD Compulsions

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Could A Bizarre Sleep Routine Practiced By Early Humans Be Key To A Good Night’s Rest?

ByElana Spivack
Health

This Universally Annoying Bodily Function Could Actually Be Key To Optimal Health

ByThe Conversation and Marlys Fassett
Opinion

Neuroscientists are Tantalizingly Close to Mastering How Psychedelics Redesign Our Brains

ByThe Conversation, Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian and Christelle Langley
Health

A Novel Study Suggests The Menstrual Cycle Might Literally Change The Brain

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Modern Medicine Can't Exist Without This Ancient Sea Creature — The Relationship Can't Last Forever

ByThe Conversation, Kristoffer Whitney and Jolie Crunelle
Health

Neuroscientists Created A New Brain Stimulation Technique That May Speed Up Learning

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Ozempic is Grossly Distorting How We Think About Health

ByThe Conversation, Fady Shanouda and Michael Orsini
Health

A Monkey Survived Two Years With A Pig Kidney — Are Humans Next?

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Ketamine-Like Nasal Spray Continues To Show Strong Promise In Treating Severe Depression

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

A Serendipitous Genetic Fluke Could Lead to a Revolutionary Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

This Nobel Prize-Winning Technology Taught Our Bodies to Fight SARS-Cov-2. Is Cancer Next?

ByElana Spivack
Detox

Experts Say Whole-body MRI Scans Aren't As Revolutionary As They Seem

ByMiriam Fauzia
Detox

At-home Facial Exercises Claim to Reverse Aging — Experts Reveal What They Really Do

ByElana Spivack
Health

When Should You Get Your Fall Covid-19, Flu, and RSV Vaccines? The Science of Timing it Just Right

ByElana Spivack
Detox

Is Filtered Water Healthier Than Tap? There’s One Crucial Overlooked Factor

ByElana Spivack
Health

Artificial Wombs Might Finally Reach Human Trials — Here’s What The Technology Can Actually Do

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

MDMA Provides a "Significant Reduction" In PTSD Symptoms, According To New Study

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Is the Newest Covid-19 Variant More Transmissible? 4 Key Questions About BA.2.86, Answered

ByThe Conversation and Suresh V. Kuchipudi
Covid-19

Do You Still Need To Test For Covid-19? There’s One Easy Answer

ByElana Spivack
Opinion

Many People Think Cannabis Smoke Is Harmless — Here’s What The Evidence Shows

ByThe Conversation and Beth Cohen
Reel Science

40 Years Ago, a Wild Sci-Fi Movie Predicted a Life-Changing Scientific Invention

ByMiriam Fauzia
Covid-19

Should I Get the New Covid Booster? 6 Important Questions Answered

ByElana Spivack
Health

This Tiny Engineering Marvel Could Usher In A Revolution In Medicine

ByThe Conversation and Bryan Smith
Health

Scientists Just Grew a Solid Human Organ in a Pig for the First Time

ByElana Spivack
Health

A Newly Discovered “Hybrid” Brain Cell Could Transform How We Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Your Hands Can Tell A Lot About Your Health? Here’s What To Look For

ByAdam Taylor and The Conversation
Health

This Common Misconception About Oily Skin Could Be A Game-Changer For Acne

ByThe Conversation and Samia Almoughrabie
Health

This Aggressive Strain Of Lyme Disease Could Hold Clues To Better Treatments

ByMiriam Fauzia
Science

New Brain-Computer Interfaces Helped Two Paralyzed Individuals Speak Almost Fluently Again

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

Is “Flesh-Eating” Bacteria On the Rise? Here’s Everything To Know About The Deadly Microbe

ByMiriam Fauzia
Health

A Doctor Explains Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men — And How To Relieve Them

ByDanielle Wilhour and The Conversation
Pet Science

The Surprising Health Benefits of Massage for Your Pet, According to Vets

ByMiriam Fauzia