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Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s
Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.
by Erin O'Donnell
Predicting Viral Variants and Vaccine Cures
Biomedical researchers are using AI to survey the viral landscape.
by Nina Pasquini
In Search of the Social Microbiome
The microbiome may be socially exchanged, modulating both health and metabolism.
by Ann Thomas
Mapping the Human Brain
A decade-long project to map a cubic millimeter of human brain reveals previously unimagined architectures.
by Jonathan Shaw
Climate Change’s Crippling Costs
The impact on global GDP is likely six times greater than previously estimated.
by Erin O'Donnell
How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain
The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.
by Ann Thomas
Redefining Obesity
For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.
by Chris Berdik
Vision and Justice
How photographs promote social justice
by Nina Pasquini
AI as Cancer Oracle?
How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used for cancer detection and prevention?
by Daniel Oberhaus
Private Equity and the Practice of Medicine
Hundreds of U.S. hospitals are owned by private equity firms—does monetizing medicine affect the quality of care?
by Colleen Walsh
Diversifying Diet
A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms.
by Nina Pasquini