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299 articles-
The Science of Your Weed’s Stank
Researchers classified 25 scents that make your weed smell, including skunk, candy, toasted bread, and vomit -
Smelly Socks Make for More Ethical Research
Traps to monitor river blindness spread could replace human volunteers and reduce the disease’s spread -
These Are the THC Derivatives Poised to Go Up In Smoke
A stopgap spending bill just ended the longest US government shutdown ever, and it may decimate a weed-infused segment of the economy -
A Third of Humanity Has a Headache
And the pounding has persisted for more than 30 years -
Easing the Surgical Rehab with Prehab
Can recovery be smoother if we prepare before being wheeled into the OR? -
How Junk Science Threatens Maternal Health
The abortion pill is under attack, again -
Fentanyl’s Deadly Recipe
The chemistry behind the synthetic opioid at the center of global trade tensions -
Does This Gene Determine How You Handle Your Booze?
Zebrafish with a particular mutation drink like, well … fish -
What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans
The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past -
The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant
Bacteriophage therapy’s new renaissance
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Watch My Skeleton Dance for Science
Taking part in a study on low back pain led to some spooky shenanigans
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How a Rare Disease Could Yield a Pandemic Drug
This autoimmune disorder protects those who have it from viruses of all kinds
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Lifetime of Friendships Slows Aging
Social ties are deeply connected to how fast your biological clock ticks
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A Pediatrician’s Lament
How the blustery rhetoric of Trump and Kennedy makes life harder for local physicians
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Is Fake Sugar Bad for Brains?
Sweet additives like saccharin and aspartame might fast-track cognitive decline
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Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future
Diseases that cause suffocation, paralysis, and childhood death are poised to come surging back
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How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer
Learning how to cope with heatwaves, from an ultrarunner -
Heart Attacks in Space
Effective CPR is hard when both patient and rescuer are floating -
A Brief History of mRNA Vaccines
When vaccine research funding is cut, people will die -
How to Grow Human Bones
Coral plays a surprising role in modern bone grafts -
The “We Evolved to Eat Meat” Argument Doesn’t Hold Up
The evolutionary story behind meat consumption is less convincing than it sounds