Category: Health and Medicine

ALS — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — is a disease that is as cruel as it…

Every day, the cells in our bodies are bombarded by harmful influences — ultraviolet rays…

Liver cancer is one of the deadliest cancers on Earth, not because it grows fast…

A new study published in The BMJ suggests that the human body does not easily…

Every night, the brain performs a delicate and mysterious maneuver: it withdraws from conscious life…

Chronic lung infections do not always announce themselves with drama. Sometimes they live quietly for…

The human brain is often described as the most complex object in the known universe.…

For more than a century, the story of the brain has been told as a…

For years, millions of people have avoided gluten believing it was the culprit behind their…

For decades, hormone-sensitive lipase — HSL — has been cast in a simple role: the…

Obesity rates continue to climb in nearly every region of the world, raising the risks…

For children born with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), time is an unforgiving companion. Their tiny…

In a world where shelves overflow with supplements promising stronger immunity, sharper minds, and longer…

Every moment of our lives, our bodies are engaged in a delicate balancing act. We…

In the past decade, childhood has changed in ways our ancestors could never have imagined.…

Depression is not just a passing sadness—it is one of humanity’s most pervasive and painful…

Every night, as we drift into slumber, our brains enter a remarkable state of restoration…

When the immune system goes to war, it does so with extraordinary precision. Each strike…

Imagine waking up one morning to find that your vision in one eye has dimmed,…

Scientists have long known that our genes influence how we think, behave, and respond to…

For many people, quitting smoking feels like turning a page — a chance to breathe…

Nearly five years after the world’s first encounter with COVID-19, the landscape of the pandemic…