Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Building a better skin barrier

    Skin is a barrier meant to keep small invaders out. Products making their way across it should boost that mission.

    By Anna Gibbs
  2. Health & Medicine

    A diet low in glutamate may ease migraines

    People with Gulf War Illness found relief from migraines after a month on a low-glutamate diet, hinting at a new way to ease symptoms.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    mRNA flu vaccines are making their way through clinical trials

    The mRNA platform offers the advantage of faster vaccine production, which could allow more time to decide on which flu strains to cover.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  4. Health & Medicine

    In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections

    Managing diabetes with injections is challenging. Joining insulin to a skin-penetrating polymer was as effective as shots at regulating blood sugar.

    By Simon Makin
  5. Health & Medicine

    Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health for all

    Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could threaten the foundation of the national childhood immunization schedule.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  6. Science & Society

    See the alarming extent of NIH and NSF funding cuts in 2025

    In 2025, the Trump administration froze or ended about 5,300 NIH and NSF research grants totaling over $5 billion in unspent funds, a decision that reshaped many fields of science.

    By Christopher Crockett
  7. Science & Society

    Funding chaos may unravel decades of biomedical research

    Battles between the Trump administration and academic institutions are putting important biomedical advances in limbo.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  8. Health & Medicine

    A new cholesterol-lowering pill shows promise in clinical trials

    The drug enlicitide reduced cholesterol for adults with high levels due to an inherited disorder and may also work for a broader population.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  9. Animals

    This fly’s flesh-eating maggot is making a comeback. Here’s what to know 

    After a decades-long hiatus, new world screwworm populations have surged in Central America and Mexico — and are inching northward.

    By Carly Kay
  10. Artificial Intelligence

    As teens in crisis turn to AI chatbots, simulated chats highlight risks

    From blaming the victim to replying "I have no interest in your life" to suicidal thoughts, AI chatbots can respond unethically when used for therapy.

    By Laura Sanders
  11. Health & Medicine

    Volunteers agreed to be buried face-down in the snow, for science

    A safety device helped maintain a buried person’s oxygen levels for up to 35 minutes, tests show, buying crucial time for an avalanche rescue.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  12. Health & Medicine

    Cancer treatments may get a boost from mRNA COVID vaccines

    Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immunotherapy lived longer than those who did not, health records show.

    By Meghan Rosen