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A Columbia researcher argues that everything from stress to aging comes down to how energy moves through your body.
When applied blindly, resilience can do real harm to our health and our ability to change broken systems.
For many of us, our imperfect vision compels us to wear corrective lenses to see properly. Here's what everyone should know about LASIK.
In "The Microbiome Master Key," Brett and Jessica Finlay argue that we need to stop waging war on all germs and start working with the microbes that make us who we are.
“Having more stem cell activity is good for regeneration, but too much of a good thing over time can have less favorable consequences.”
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
"Fasting...should not be demonized for simply suggesting that we take a break from eating once in a while."
The threats Mars astronauts face — and how NASA is working to solve them.
A growing body of research suggests that optimism plays a significant role in promoting both physical and mental well-being.
Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis
We don’t yet know if these strange “obelisks” are helpful or harmful.
If you eat a diet full of refined grains, high-sugar drinks, and sweets, there's a good chance you have too much insulin.
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
The first-of-its-kind map, which goes all the way down to the level of a single cell, could help prevent common birth defects.
It could prevent sun damage and help chemical burns heal faster.
Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.
"I am not sick at all but everyone around me becomes sick."
It is generally ineffective, occasionally poisonous, and driving numerous species to the brink of extinction.
Genetic profiles of many dog breeds appear as if siblings mated.
Some scientists think we should allow our bodies to more harmlessly live with pathogens until they’re cleared from our systems.
To protect yourself, you need an antifungal rather than an amulet.
Pick up the paintbrush and get to work.
A food fight may finally be put to rest.
Chronotherapeutic drug delivery aims to maximize treatment effectiveness and minimize side effects.
Concluding that Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest was caused by the COVID vaccine requires accepting highly improbable leaps of logic.
In an animal study, it blocked the drug from crossing into the brain.
Antibodies can start forming in intestines over 10 years before symptoms arise.
Oxytocin can boost heart cells' ability to regenerate.
People living in non-industrialized societies don't get pimples.
These dissolvable pills aren’t meant to be swallowed, though.