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Yes, You Can Catch Insanity

A controversial disease revives the debate about the immune system and mental illness.

April 2, 2015

The Impossible Physiology of the Free Diver

The amazing underwater athletes are rewriting the science of the body.

March 4, 2015

The Man Who Beat HIV at Its Own Game for 30 Years

A survivor’s story is about to change.

March 4, 2015

How to Turn Your Dog Off

Suspended animation is becoming a life-saving medical procedure.

March 2, 2015

Why Egg Freezing Is an Impossible Choice

I don’t want to surrender to a lottery. But will I regret not playing?

March 2, 2015

Did Grief Give Him Parkinson’s?

These identical twins led virtually identical lives—with one tragic exception.

February 23, 2015

What to Eat After the Apocalypse

Engineer Joshua Pearce explains how to feed 7 billion people after a global catastrophe.

December 11, 2014

Take Light, Not Drugs

How light therapy can treat disorders from depression to Alzheimer’s disease.

November 13, 2014

Stop Developing Drugs for the Cancer That Killed My Mother

Funding drug development for rare cancers can hurt patients.

October 31, 2014