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Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.
“Precarious manhood” is the belief that manhood must be earned and constantly defended. It has a poor outcome.
A cure may be on the horizon.
Morning, afternoon, or night: When is the best time to exercise? Scientists have extensively studied this question. Here’s what they found.
A new hypothesis accuses the simple sugar of wrecking energy metabolism.
EBT-101 is not the only candidate for an HIV cure. Stem cell transplants, medications, and other CRISPR therapies are being researched.
AI was key to making Moderna’s COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
Capsaicin is already used to treat nerve pain. Early research hints it could do more.
A new study provides the first proof-of-principle that genetic material transferred from one species to another can increase both longevity and healthspan in the recipient animal.
The benefits of the psychedelic seem to last long after the trip wears off.
The milestone puts us one step closer to ending the organ shortage.
Since the 1980s, engineered monoclonal antibodies have been knocking out invading germs. Sperm may be next.
It temporarily puts the immune system on high alert to prevent MRSA, pneumonia, and other infections in the hospital.
Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.
The flavor is “simultaneously fascinating and… abusive.”
Inside the “out there” quest for a drug that would help doctors save lives before it’s too late.
Undeterred by years of failure, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman proved that mRNA is the future of vaccines.
If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one’s risk of death.
Just 12% of Americans account for half the country’s total beef consumption.
“I think it has a real chance to reverse motor symptoms, essentially replacing a missing part.”
Cancer cells hoard iron in unusually high quantities. Scientists have discovered how to leverage this to create safer cancer drugs.
To put things in perspective, the cost of sequencing a single genome in 2012 was around $10,000.
CRISPR, stem cells, and even cancer drugs are helping shape an AIDS-free future.
This is especially true for three key groups.
Over a third are worried that vaccines can cause “canine autism.”
Football is a risky sport, but bicycling to work is far more dangerous.
Subtle clues emerge ahead of the attack via changes in scent.
Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.