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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 Man Who Beat HIV at Its Own Game for 30 Years

A survivor’s story is about to change.

March 4, 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

Take Light, Not Drugs

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

November 13, 2014

America Is Getting the Science of Sun Exposure Wrong

Why U.S. dermatologists won’t base recommendations on skin color.

May 30, 2014

Take Light, Not Drugs

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

March 6, 2014

Losing His Sight, a Scientist Sees an End to a Deadly Disease

Bill Jacobs lights the way to better tuberculosis drugs.

March 6, 2014