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anatomical heart made of paper
Medicine

Surgeons develop 2 ways to ‘restart’ hearts without a donor’s body

By Mack DeGeurin

Medieval manuscripts like the Cotton MS Vitellius C III highlight uses for herbs that reflect modern-day wellness trends. Image Credit: The British Library.
Medicine

Dark Age detoxes sometimes resembled TikTok health trends

By Andrew Paul

The XIX copy sculpture of an ancient Roman Emperor - Caligula - Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
Medicine

Mad emperor Caligula may have been a big plant guy

By Andrew Paul

Close up of hand applying acupuncture needles to back
Medicine

Oldest known steel acupuncture needles discovered in disgraced emperor’s tomb

By Andrew Paul

An illustration of a microscopic neural network in the brain.
Medicine

Even old brains can make new neurons, study suggests

By Lauren Leffer

a doctor usess a tongue depressor to examine a young boy's throat
Medicine

Do we need our tonsils?

By Lauren Leffer

a small, inflated red ballon simulating an egg is surrounded on one side by multiple deflated balloons of various colors simulating sperm
Medicine

Should I freeze my sperm? Men consider their ‘sixth vital sign.’

By Julia Daye

a long black amphibian with feathered gills called an axolotl swims in a fish tank
Medicine

Axolotl mucus peptides attack breast cancer cells and MRSA

By Laura Baisas

12/11/24 - BOSTON, MA. - Northeastern chair and professor of biology James Monaghan works with axolotls in his lab in the Mugar Life Sciences on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
Medicine

A chemical in acne medicine can help regenerate limbs

By Lauren Leffer

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells.
Vaccines

This parasite rips apart human cells and wears them as disguises

By Andrew Paul

A 3D rendering of a sperm cell.
Medicine

Next-generation male contraceptives could rely on the perfect temperature

By Laura Baisas

a bandage with daffy duck from looney tunes on a child's arm
Vaccines

Why using the same arm for vaccines might boost the body’s response

By Laura Baisas

a person scratches an itchy arm
Medicine

Your skin is crawling with zombie cells–some help, some hurt

By Laura Baisas

a box labeled measles, mumps, and rubella virus vaccine and two vials
Vaccines

New study: US could see millions of measles cases if vaccination rates keep dropping

By Laura Baisas

sticker on arm
Medicine

This sticker reads emotions (even the ones you try to hide)

By Mack DeGeurin

Close up of woman's mouth during dental exam
Stem Cells

Lab-grown teeth could be the future of dentistry

By Andrew Paul

close up of finger balancing a grain of rice next to tiny pacemaker for size comparison
Medicine

World’s smallest pacemaker is the size of a grain of rice

By Andrew Paul

A low-polygon human brain dissolves from top to bottom, visually representing the progression of memory loss
Medicine

How an unusual medical procedure transmitted Alzheimer’s

By RJ Mackenzie

A child’s cheek with the characteristic rash associated with measles.
Medicine

The shaky science behind treating measles with vitamin A

By Adam Kovac

An Opened Prescription Medicine Bottle Among Many Other Sealed Bottles on Yellow Background High Angle View.
Medicine

How prescription drugs get their names

By Julia Craven