Technology
The Mystery Genes That Are Keeping You Alive
Nobody knows what around a fifth of your genes actually do. It’s hoped they could hold the secret to fixing developmental disorders,...
A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should...
The test, which consumers can order on their own, measures a protein linked to Alzheimer’s called amyloid beta. But it can’t diagnose...
What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security
Think US health data is automatically kept private? Think again.
A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is...
The ProMED website and listserv, which broke the news of the arrival of Covid, SARS, and MERS, is now caught between financial shortfalls...
Everyone Was Wrong About Antipsychotics
An unprecedented look at dopamine in the brain reveals that psychosis drugs get developed with the wrong neurons in mind.
The Rise and Fall of the Zero-Waste Trash Jar
Unrealistic expectations and real-world problems like unwanted gifts and the temptation of "wishcycling" turned the trash jar from...
This Scorching Summer Is Taking a Toll on Your Favorite...
A perfect storm of extreme weather and war have hit northern hemisphere crops like wheat, peaches, and olives. Welcome to the increasingly...
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Covid's Summer Wave Is Rising—Again
Covid-19 cases are slowly increasing across the US for the fourth summer in a row.
Extreme Heat Threatens the Health of Unborn Babies
Exposure to excessive heat during pregnancy has been linked to everything from preterm labor to low birth weight, and those risks...
This Heat Is Shaking the Very Foundation of the Ocean Food...
Yes, save the corals. But warming seas also imperil innumerable plankton, which power the oceanic ecosystem.
