medicine
By slowing down aging, we could reap trillions of dollars in economic benefits.
Smallpox was nothing new in 1721.
Using image analysis tools developed for astronomy, researchers are predicting cancer therapy responses.
Biomedical science assumes that people want to live as long as possible. They don't.
Age ain't nothing but a number, but "inflammatory age" may be real.
Alzheimer's has proved difficult to treat. But solving the mystery of this ultra-rare frontotemporal dementia may unlock new understanding.
Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West explains the science behind a unique hypothesis.
Are you getting a full 8 hours?
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy uses small molecules to alter RNA. Researchers have now used those molecules to alleviate a genetic form of blindness.
Traditional Chinese medicine and Vietnamese culture are driving the pangolin to extinction.
New research shines a light on the genetics of sudden cardiac deaths.
A new device cured the hiccups 92 percent of the time in a recent study involving more than 200 participants.
It could lead to a massive uptake in those previously hesitant.
Laughing gas may be far more effective for some than antidepressants.
Dealing with rudeness can nudge you toward cognitive errors.
The Black Death wasn't the only plague in the 1300s.
As the American population grows, fewer people will die of cancer.
A new study suggests that reports of the impending infertility of the human male are greatly exaggerated.
An early feasibility study finds a potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Engineered immune cells have prevented Type 1 diabetes in mice.
Many thousands of different genetic variants are responsible for complex behavior.
This discovery could lead to better treatments for PTSD, borderline personality disorder, and epilepsy.
Hippocrates overturned conventional wisdom and invented modern medicine.
The treatment is here, but are we ready?
The tiny swimmers appear to transmit signals that "persuade" the female body to have a baby.
A lithium imbalance appears linked to suicide.
Neuroscience explains terrifying ordeals, from out-of-body experiences to alien abductions.
Scientists successfully trained people to use robotic extra thumbs, suggesting body augmentation could revolutionize future humans.
Science journals may be lowering their standards to publish studies with eye-grabbing — but probably incorrect — results.