health

Good news in the fight against pancreatic cancer

The immortal cells of Henrietta Lacks

Why are human bodies asymmetrical?

The beneficial bacteria that make delicious food

How menstruation works

How do carbohydrates impact your health?

What is depression?

History through the eyes of the potato

The brain may be able to repair itself -- with help

The spellbinding art of human anatomy

Art can heal PTSD's invisible wounds

It's time we ask blood donors better questions

What really happens when you mix medications?

Why your doctor should care about social justice

A simple way to break a bad habit

A temporary tattoo that brings hospital care to the home

The problem with race-based medicine

Would you opt for a life with no pain?

What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them

Special Olympics let me be myself -- a champion

How artificial light affects our health

Why civilians suffer more once a war is over

What would happen if you didn't sleep?

How stress affects your brain

This tiny particle could roam your body to find tumors

How mucus keeps us healthy

A new superweapon in the fight against cancer

Our lonely society makes it hard to come home from war

What makes muscles grow?

Want kids to learn well? Feed them well

The ethical dilemma of designer babies

How stress affects your body

Why do women have periods?

How stigma shaped modern medicine

The US needs paid family leave -- for the sake of its future