Health

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?

Forthcoming Phase II trials with ibogaine aim to find out.

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.

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.

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.

About 21 percent of gamers in the United States are over the age of 50.

Here’s how a pear-sized tumor on Jeannie Gaffigan’s brain stem became an unexpected comedy gold mine.

Embracing signs of age might be the road to a longer life after all.

Veterinarians are concerned. Consumers appear not to be.

An experimental study involving 90 heavy drinkers found promising results.

Researchers found that the popular diet could confer some benefits to your immune system.

The move reflects a broader nationwide effort to lower prices of the life-saving drug.