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In 2018, cancer drugs earned the pharmaceutical industry $123.8 billion. Soon, they’ll be worth billions more.
A new study suggests that the type of alarm clock you use might affect the severity of sleep inertia you experience.
A new study finds it may take decades or even a whole lifetime to appear.
Researchers have recently discovered two of the genes that govern this weird-looking salamander’s ability to regenerate limbs, eyes, and even its brain.
What if we could just skip the workout part and take the results in supplement form? Researchers did it… On mice and flies.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) created an online dashboard map that provides up-to-date data on reported cases and deaths worldwide.
A new study reminds us that physical and emotional pain are not far apart.
Numerous drugs designed to treat diabetes, arthritis, and other conditions may actually have secret anti-cancer properties as well.
A new hypothesis suggests that you can “catch” noncommunicable diseases from other people via the microbiome.
Is it ethical to use a dead man’s sperm to become pregnant?
If your New Year’s resolution was to get in shape, signing up for the marathon is a bad way to go about it.
A separate study shows that binge drinkers are also ordering more rounds.
The results suggest eating too much sugar can lead to a drug-like dependence.
Today, a quickly emerging set of technologies known as bioprinting is poised to push the boundaries further.
A new study shows that altering the ISS and TOR pathways in roundworms can extend lifespan by 500 percent.
Georgia State University researchers have created a novel nanoparticle vaccine.
It’s all about the feeding window.
When you struggle with anxiety or depression, sex may be the last thing on your mind. But understanding the physiological and mental benefits of a healthy sex life can help it become a tool for well-being.
The blood, sweat, and tears might not be so intrinsic to the process after all.
A new study in Human Reproduction says men have to keep moving.
An immune molecule sometimes produced during infection can influence the social behavior of mice.
Is feeling wretched actually helpful?
A 2020 space mission wants to use zero gravity to disable some of the hardest cancers to fight.
Next up on the top 10 countdown, Big Think’s sixth most popular video illustrates the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience.
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Dr. Charles Grob was the first researcher granted FDA approval to study these drugs.
You cannot live on steak and avocados alone, says Jillian Michaels, in this divisive video.
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A new study suggests that a device’s night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.
Long-lasting capsule can remain in the stomach and release contraceptive drugs over several weeks.
A new study analyzed more than 1.5 billion opioid prescriptions over eight years.