medicine

A new antibiotic hits germs with a two pronged attack.

What lies in store for humanity? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains how different life will be for your descendants—and maybe your future self, if the timing works out.

First, recognize that our genes make us worrywarts.

A deeper appreciation for science and less unnecessary spending could be in our future.

There’s no such thing as a miracle drug.

The federal government and private insurers greatly increased Americans’ telehealth access during the pandemic. Will these changes be permanent?

Jonathan Berman wants us to have better dialogues.

There is a lot we don’t know about psychedelics, but what we do know makes them extremely important.

Research shows that sparrows and other animals use plants to heal themselves.

A new “evidence-based nature prescription program” will see patients spending time in the woods.

Pfizer’s vaccine needs to be kept at -100°F until it’s administered. Can caregivers deliver?

Researchers from Israel reversed two key processes involved in aging.

The bubonic plague ravaged the world for centuries, killing up to 200 million people.

Researchers design microdevices that can gradually deliver medicine by latching on to intestines.

A new study shows you should put down the toilet lid when flushing to avoid coronavirus and other illnesses.

A new study seeks to understand why the average body temperature is no longer 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

Medicago is growing a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate in a relative of the tobacco plant right now.

This week, Big Think is partnering with Freethink to bring you amazing stories of the people and technologies that are shaping our future.

We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we’ve only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.

German researchers have just solved the mystery of how these substances work.

One reason to suspect you have COVID-19 may be the order in which the symptoms appear.

Science has been male-biased far too long.

Researchers figure out the function of mysterious heart structures first described by da Vinci.

The human body is endlessly fascinating.

President Vladimir Putin announces approval of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine but scientists warn it may be unsafe.

A study looks at the performance benefits delivered by asthma drugs when they’re taken by athletes who don’t have asthma.

No, its not just to keep you warm with hair you don’t have.

Doctors may be missing fatal illnesses because medical textbooks are biased toward white skin.

A new study suggests that an old tuberculosis vaccine may reduce the severity of coronavirus cases.

The European Union agreed on a list of 15 countries that would be allowed to travel in its bloc. U.S. citizens were not on it.