Public Health & Epidemiology
From the bedside to the lab bench, here’s how laboratory testing works.
The pathogen typically kills more than 90% of people it infects.
Viruses, it turns out, can block one another and take turns to dominate.
Millennials are reversing a 40-year decline in stroke deaths.
From COVID and cancer vaccines to a steady drop in the number of people living in extreme poverty, there are reasons for optimism in 2023.
Researchers have been developing a promising model that can more closely mimic the human body – organ-on-a-chip.
The vaccine provided protection for mouse and ferret models.
A food fight may finally be put to rest.
People with shingles have an approximately 80% higher risk of stroke than those without the disease.
The new documentary “Make People Better” leans toward a different narrative about gene-editing than we’ve heard before.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
The prescription poop can correct life-threatening bacterial imbalances in the gut.
Running to catch the bus might help you live longer.
A recent study reveals how nerve insulation becomes impaired in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
An independent researcher looks into why there’s such strong opposition to her research.
The larger truth on the streets is that no one uses just one drug anymore.
Three years after the pandemic began, we still don’t know the origin of COVID. A strange lack of curiosity has stifled the debate.
Years of shoddy research have overstated the risk.
The “love hormone” might be an unexplored treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
About 8% of our genome is made of leftover viruses from our ancestors’ infections.
The acceptance of fashionable nonsense is a threat to Enlightenment values and public health.
The key to curbing sugar intake may lie in the gut rather than our tastebuds.
Based on product labeling claims, scientists hypothesized that green cleaners were less toxic. They were wrong.
The crabs’ blue blood contains an ancient immune defense mechanism that has helped save countless human lives.
People living in non-industrialized societies don’t get pimples.
A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor, and mindset.
The new agency wants to push the boundaries of science and technology.
Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.