
AI Reads Your Tongue Color to Reveal Hidden Diseases
Inspired by principles from traditional Chinese medicine, researchers used AI to analyze tongue color as a diagnostic tool—with more than 96 percent accuracy

AI Reads Your Tongue Color to Reveal Hidden Diseases
Inspired by principles from traditional Chinese medicine, researchers used AI to analyze tongue color as a diagnostic tool—with more than 96 percent accuracy

Supreme Court Weighs Ban on Scientifically Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy’
The U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, an ineffective and often harmful practice targeting LGBTQ+ youth, violates a therapist’s right to free speech


Scientists Perform First-of-Its-Kind Transplant Using Kidney with a Converted Blood Type
A man diagnosed with brain death received a kidney that was modified to be type O, which is compatible with all blood types

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez Reflects on Firing and Feuds
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details

Enceladus’s Alien Ocean, Ancient Fungi and the Flavor of Influenza
Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows signs of life-supporting chemistry, fungi may have shaped Earth before plants, and repeat COVID infections raise long-term health risks for kids.

2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Awarded for Discoveries of How the Body Puts the Brakes on the Immune System
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel prize for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, a process that is key to organ transplants and treatment of autoimmune diseases

How Scientists Finally Found a Treatment That Slows Huntington’s Disease
After years of heartbreak, researchers have found an experimental treatment that can slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, according to early results from a small clinical trial

The U.S. Military Is Picking Up mRNA Vaccine Research That RFK, Jr., Defunded
The Department of Defense funds biomedical research to ensure military and pandemic preparedness. This includes mRNA vaccine projects that RFK, Jr., recently defunded

How the World’s Oldest Woman Lived to 117
Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest person in the world when she died. Scientists analysed her genes, metabolism, and more

Why Top CDC Experts Are Resigning, and What It Means for Public Health
The former director of a CDC center reveals how political ideology is undermining science, threatening vaccine policy and endangering public health across the U.S.

Is Tylenol Safe for Children?
President Trump says Tylenol is not safe for young children. Here’s what the science says about acetaminophen

Trump’s Tylenol Claim Sparks FDA Action—But What Does the Research Say?
The Food and Drug Administration plans to update the safety label for acetaminophen products, and the strongest storm on Earth this year struck several countries in East and Southeast Asia.