Health

Greg Verdine’s approach embraces improvisational thinking, ‘crazy stuff,’ and he thinks it may be future of medical research

New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks

Anxiety finding a highlight as brain stimulation trial raises new hopes for precision care

New to the sport or just rusty? A rehab doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries.

U.K., U.S. experts trace rise in awareness through research, political involvement, pandemic

Slower ‘face aging’ linked to better survival odds, according to second study of AI tool designed to aid precision care

New study traces network of nerves that disrupt digestion, pointing to potential IBS treatment

Tufts professor shares early research regarding programs as part of oncology care

Implantable Living Materials platform offers novel avenues for deploying future microbial medicines

In podcast, experts offer a better way to cope with mistakes and missed opportunities

New study finds link between certain sleep patterns and higher mortality in older adults

Disease much deadlier than COVID but a lot harder to spread

New drug shows researchers ‘this illness can be stopped’

Teen, young adult suicides fall from long upward trend after national crisis hotline shifts to three digits

Physician and AI researcher Adam Rodman says AI can be helpful but has some tips on how, when to use it safely

A new study shows that climbing Mount Everest has gotten safer, but still claims climbers’ lives regularly.

Test your knowledge by taking our quiz — featuring advice from doctor’s new book

‘Until we know what the term really means, we can’t even begin to understand what’s happening.’

Gene therapy yields lasting gains for patients with inherited deafness: ‘How well it worked is really amazing.’

John D. Spengler reflects on 50-year career of clearing the air — including in hockey rinks and on airplanes

New study suggests higher levels of pTau217 predict a faster progression, even when initial brain scans appear normal

Researchers find 24.7 million Americans live in dental deserts, with transportation and specialty care the steepest barriers

Legal scholar sees common interests with law, religion, humanities

In podcast, experts break down ‘biological contradiction’ of a 65-year-old with the memory of a 25-year-old — and what that means for the rest of us

Term conjures outdated stereotypes about an illness that afflicts 28 million Americans, says expert

Specialist welcomes shift to more aggressive recommendations

New study of residents of 22 nations finds psychological, pro-social, character changes

In new book, doctor addresses everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask

‘It’s not an imagined headache, and it’s not a mild condition,’ says Michael Moskowitz, Brain Prize recipient for his dogma-defying research

Rethinking what it means to age as humans live longer and healthier