Fitness

Ardem Patapoutian shared The Kavli Prize in Neuroscience in 2020 for answering a basic question: How does touch actually work?

Heat waves kill more people than any other type of severe weather in the U.S. And climate change is making them more frequent and unpredictable

The disqualification of a leading U.S. Olympics candidate has brought the World Anti-Doping Agency’s marijuana prohibition under fire

A lingering hockey injury forces a science writer to reconsider his criticism of American medicine

Physicians often ask you to rate your agony on a scale from one to 10—but the response doesn’t necessarily say anything useful

New research pins the maximum length of human life

New research shows that lightning-quick neural rehearsal can supercharge learning and memory.

Some studies suggest an impact, particularly for those who are vitamin-deficient. But for now, the jury is out

Chronic inflammation and immune breakdown appear to be key reasons

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the importance of having a well-functioning immune system.

Our resident bacteria help regulate the immune system and response to infections

Through evolution, we’ve gained an entire arsenal for fighting off potentially harmful microbes of all sorts.