Geographic Variability in Zika-Related Birth Defects Baffles Scientists
Theories about disease patterns abound, but evidence and explanations are scarce
Theories about disease patterns abound, but evidence and explanations are scarce
Voters sent some strong signals on marijuana use and assisted suicide
A single genetic alteration may have increased the virus’s transmissibility and boosted its killing power
The approach is popular for treating achy joints and muscles, but hard evidence is lacking
Genome analysis reveals that the AIDS-causing virus circulated in the U.S. as early as 1971
The powerful effects of carfentanil are hard to fight with traditional medications that counteract related drugs and save lives
It will be at least two years before doctors know how widespread virus-caused birth defects will be in the U.S.
Dianne Newman, who studies both geology and medicine, says she is a “pied piper” of microbes
A United Nations meeting opens with a political agreement on antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance has grown so dire that it will be the subject of a dedicated global summit later this month
Lasker Award winner Michael Sofia created a pill to fight an incurable virus. Now he is setting his sights on another
Sequencing of the strain that has sickened hundreds in the wealthy Asian travel hub reveals some surprises
New insights into the biomechanics of sprinting could give athletes a leg up at the Olympics
Scientists study the stride of Olympic athlete Mike Rodgers
Soccer federation’s tests to combat “age doping” and bar suspected older players from youth events should be red carded
Doubts cast on police implicit bias training
During the Games, sailors will compete with sewage and industrial waste as well as one another, but the dry season offers some relief
The CDC issued a travel alert for one-square-mile zone north of Miami
State officials link cases of the virus to local mosquitoes in the mainland U.S. for the first time, setting off a new phase of public response
Utah caregiver infection has prompted a federal investigation
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