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Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics

Bacteria can change inside of us to beat antibiotics

By Katarzyna Mickiewicz/The Conversation

This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize

This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize

By Nicole Wetsman

Shiny tongues, leaky bladders, and the other strange symptoms of vitamin deficiencies

Shiny tongues, leaky bladders, and the other strange symptoms of vitamin deficiencies

By Sara Chodosh

Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer in some populations

Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer in some populations

The banana as we know it is doomed

The banana as we know it is doomed

By Ellen Airhart

Running in the snow

Remember brown fat? We may finally know why it’s so darn good for you.

Legionnaires’ disease is totally preventable, but surprisingly deadly

Legionnaires’ disease is totally preventable, but surprisingly deadly

By Brian Labus/The Conversation

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

Artificial intelligence is taking an increased role in diagnosing and treating cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good

Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good

By Sara Chodosh

Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others

Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others

By Sara Chodosh

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

People in cancer treatment during hurricanes have lower survival rates

By Nicole Wetsman

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health

By Sara Chodosh

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

The weirdest things we learned this week: Nazis ate camel poop and pregnancy tests spread a fungal plague

By Popular Science Team

Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers

Poor lung cancer screening guidelines miss too many African American smokers

By Nicole Wetsman

Too many antioxidants can give you cancer, and other facts about the misunderstood molecules

Too many antioxidants can give you cancer, and other facts about the misunderstood molecules

By Sara Chodosh

‘Prob-eye-otics’ could be the future of eye disease treatment

‘Prob-eye-otics’ could be the future of eye disease treatment

By Tony St. Leger/The Conversation

Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them

Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them

By Stuart Thompson/The Conversation

The chickenpox vaccine keeps kids safe from more than just itchy red spots

The chickenpox vaccine keeps kids safe from more than just itchy red spots

By Sara Chodosh

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

By Alex Schwartz

Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax

Soda sales fizzled thanks to Philadelphia’s pop tax

By Nicole Wetsman

measles cases may 14 2019

We’re barreling toward a 25-year measles record

By Sara Chodosh

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously

Only more measles cases will make people take vaccinations seriously

By Sara Chodosh

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

By Nicole Wetsman

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

You know nothing. Meet the real John Snow.

By Sara Chodosh

You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50

You might not need a mammogram until you turn 50

By Nicole Wetsman

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

By Kaitlin Sullivan

We’re in the middle of the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

We’re in the middle of the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ever

By Eleanor Cummins

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

By Nicole Wetsman

23andMe now claims its DNA tests can predict your risk of diabetes

23andMe now claims its DNA tests can predict your risk of diabetes

By Nicole Wetsman

age at which you feel 65

Where you should move to feel young forever, in one chart

By Sara Chodosh

Vaping is probably bad for your heart

Vaping is probably bad for your heart

By Nicole Wetsman

The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients

The FDA is questioning the safety of 14 common sunscreen ingredients

By Claire Maldarelli

measles prevention poster complications

What Washington can learn from past measles outbreaks

By Kaitlin Sullivan

What we know about diet soda’s connection to heart disease, stroke, and early death

What we know about diet soda’s connection to heart disease, stroke, and early death

By Claire Maldarelli

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

By Nicole Wetsman

young people at the gym

Cancer rates are rising in young adults. Here’s how to lower your risk.

By Nicole Wetsman

Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk

Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk

By Claire Maldarelli

baby with measles

1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

A week of holiday junk food could derail your gut microbiome—but there’s hope

A week of holiday junk food could derail your gut microbiome—but there’s hope

By Claire Maldarelli

Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay

Ruth Bader Ginsburg just had cancer surgery—here’s why she should be okay

By Claire Maldarelli

The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab

The link between baby powder and cancer is easier to prove in a courtroom than in a lab

By Claire Maldarelli

child in hospital bed

Can we predict flu outbreaks?

By Jessica Wapner

It’s possible to get too much sleep, but don’t let that keep you up at night

By Sara Chodosh

lonesome george

Lonesome George’s genes could reveal the secrets of longevity

By Sara Chodosh

mosquito after biting someone

Mosquito-trapping balloons could help us understand one of the world’s deadliest diseases

By Jillian Mock

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

Adenovirus is normally harmless—here’s why some outbreaks turn deadly

Adenovirus is normally harmless—here’s why some outbreaks turn deadly

By Claire Maldarelli

The truth about organic food and cancer

The truth about organic food and cancer

By Sara Chodosh

Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs

Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

By Sara Chodosh

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

By Sara Chodosh

Do I have a cold or the flu?

Do I have a cold or the flu?

By Nicole Wetsman

This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine is shared by a cancer-fighting (and harmonica-playing) Texan

This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine is shared by a cancer-fighting (and harmonica-playing) Texan

By Rachel Feltman and Claire Maldarelli

Three doctors in green surgical scrubs operating on a patient in the emergency room.

Donated organs rarely spread disease, thanks to these protocols

By Jillian Mock

a mosquito on human skin

Scientists used Zika to kill aggressive brain cancer cells in mice

By Neel V. Patel

The Apple Watch is evolving into a legitimate medical device

The Apple Watch is evolving into a legitimate medical device

By Claire Maldarelli

New trackers will help scientists follow elusive critters

New trackers will help scientists follow elusive critters

By Andrew Curry

Remember when a glass of wine a day was good for you? Here’s why that changed.

By Sara Chodosh

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK

Now we know what caused that plane ‘quarantine’ at JFK

a many trying to sleep

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers

By Rachel Feltman

Understanding glioblastoma, the most common—and lethal—form of brain cancer

Understanding glioblastoma, the most common—and lethal—form of brain cancer

By Sara Kiley Watson

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

By Sara Chodosh