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Cheerios in milk

How worried should we be that glyphosate was found in our Cheerios?

‘Zombie genes’ could be why so few elephants die of cancer

‘Zombie genes’ could be why so few elephants die of cancer

By Neel V. Patel

Measles cases aren’t spiking, despite talk of an outbreak

Measles cases aren’t spiking, despite talk of an outbreak

By Sara Chodosh

The problem with taking scientific questions to court

The problem with taking scientific questions to court

By Nicole Wetsman

Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D

Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D

By Julissa Treviño

beef meat fresh carnivore

Please do not try to survive on an all-meat diet

By Sara Chodosh

What’s killing all the raccoons in Central Park?

By Eleanor Cummins

The tanning bed in your gym is worrying dermatologists

The tanning bed in your gym is worrying dermatologists

The timing of your dinner could affect your overall cancer risk

The timing of your dinner could affect your overall cancer risk

By Neel V. Patel

Human cancers aren’t contagious, but dogs and other animals aren’t so lucky

Human cancers aren’t contagious, but dogs and other animals aren’t so lucky

Alcohol’s health risks are far easier to prove than its benefits

Alcohol’s health risks are far easier to prove than its benefits

By Christina Mair/The Conversation

The case for full-fat yogurt

The case for full-fat yogurt

By Sara Chodosh

Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol

Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol

By Claire Maldarelli

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

By Rachel Feltman

Farmers may cultivate better gut microbes than nearby city dwellers

Farmers may cultivate better gut microbes than nearby city dwellers

By Claire Maldarelli

Purebred dogs are helping us cure cancer

Purebred dogs are helping us cure cancer

By Sara Chodosh

We’re finally understanding why exercise is great for your heart

We’re finally understanding why exercise is great for your heart

By Claire Maldarelli

Can my dog get me sick?

Can my dog get me sick?

By Annie Cebulski

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

By Eleanor Cummins

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

By Claire Maldarelli

Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope

Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists found a ‘new organ,’ but it might not be what you’re expecting

Scientists found a ‘new organ,’ but it might not be what you’re expecting

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists have identified a gene that’s killing purebred dogs. Does that even matter?

Scientists have identified a gene that’s killing purebred dogs. Does that even matter?

By Sara Chodosh

Stephen Hawking’s long life with ALS reminds us how little we know about the disease

Stephen Hawking’s long life with ALS reminds us how little we know about the disease

By Claire Maldarelli

woman in bed with pills

She had a textbook medical condition, but it went undiagnosed for more than a year

By By: Maya Dusenbery

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

By Gerardo Chowell, Cecile Viboud, and Lone Simonsen/The Conversation

Your skin is crawling with bacteria, and some of them might help fight cancer

Your skin is crawling with bacteria, and some of them might help fight cancer

By Claire Maldarelli

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

By Sara Chodosh

How people die from the flu

How people die from the flu

By Sara Chodosh

No one told Babe Ruth he had cancer, but his death changed the way we fight it

By Eleanor Cummins

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

By Sara Chodosh

diabetes blood finger prick

The strange side effect of gastric bypass that helps diabetics

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists just uncovered the cause of a massive epidemic using 500-year-old teeth

Scientists just uncovered the cause of a massive epidemic using 500-year-old teeth

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

By Rachel Feltman

Don’t let snow shoveling give you a heart attack

Don’t let snow shoveling give you a heart attack

By Jack Goodman/The Conversation

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

By Sara Chodosh

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

By Sara Chodosh

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

By Sara Chodosh

New trials show cancer immunotherapy can be incredibly effective—and incredibly dangerous

New trials show cancer immunotherapy can be incredibly effective—and incredibly dangerous

By Claire Maldarelli

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

By Sara Chodosh

It might be possible to remodel a baby’s microbiome

It might be possible to remodel a baby’s microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

Chronic wasting disease takes years to kill deer, but it’s always terminal.

A fatal disease is spreading among U.S. deer, but there may be a new way to detect it

By Ellen Airhart

Can you really die from a broken heart?

Can you really die from a broken heart?

By Claire Maldarelli

To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities

To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities

By Sara Chodosh

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake

When a hurricane finally passes, it spreads deadly disease in its wake

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

Genetically engineered bacteria—spread by mosquito sex—could spell the end of malaria

By Ellen Airhart

The Black Death helped reveal how long humans have polluted the planet

The Black Death helped reveal how long humans have polluted the planet

By Kate Baggaley

Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine

Scientists want to turn our gut bacteria into medicine

By Claire Maldarelli

Checking yourself for melanomas? You might not be looking for the right thing.

Checking yourself for melanomas? You might not be looking for the right thing.

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA just approved a game-changing cancer treatment

The FDA just approved a game-changing cancer treatment

By Claire Maldarelli

Taking loads of vitamin B could increase your risk of lung cancer

Taking loads of vitamin B could increase your risk of lung cancer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

operating room with doctors

Cancer is way more likely to kill you if you rely on ‘natural’ therapies

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.

By Sara Chodosh

This protein makes your heart fit without actually exercising it

This protein makes your heart fit without actually exercising it

By Sara Kiley Watson

This “map” could change the way we treat cancer

This “map” could change the way we treat cancer

By Claire Maldarelli

Why the latest study on football players’ brains is so important

Why the latest study on football players’ brains is so important

By Claire Maldarelli

Sniffing insulin might help people eat less

Sniffing insulin might help people eat less

By Marissa Shieh

How worried should I really be about carcinogens?

How worried should I really be about carcinogens?

By Aparna Nathan

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How to avoid ticks and the many diseases they transmit

How to avoid ticks and the many diseases they transmit

By Sara Chodosh

A new microscope uses light to “cut” through tissue samples and find cancer

A new microscope uses light to “cut” through tissue samples and find cancer

By Claire Maldarelli

What is sickle cell disease?

What is sickle cell disease?

By Claire Maldarelli

Scientists may have found a way to tan skin without damaging it

Scientists may have found a way to tan skin without damaging it

By Claire Maldarelli

2.2 billion people are overweight and sick, but we’re still measuring them by a terrible metric

2.2 billion people are overweight and sick, but we’re still measuring them by a terrible metric

By Sara Chodosh