Medicine

Nanoparticles can allow long-term freezing of transplant organs

Xenotransplants could help to solve the organ transplant crisis—if researchers can get the science right.

An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in people with more advanced disease

A combination of acoustic and electrical stimulation reduces tinnitus by half

The drug metformin cut long COVID risk by 41 percent in both people who were overweight and those with obesity. But treatments remain elusive

A link between endometriosis and bacterial infection suggests a potential way to treat the painful disorder

Brain fog is such a nebulous term in long COVID that it delegitimizes efforts to get disability accommodations and medical leave

Developing an allergy to your dog or cat can be a nightmare, but hyposensitization could offer permanent relief

Decades of data support the use and safety of puberty-pausing medications, which give transgender adolescents and their families time to weigh important medical decisions

The prevalence of autism and other developmental disorders is rising. Changing who teaches early-career pediatricians about these issues will negatively affect children’s health

Very high HDL cholesterol levels almost double your risk of heart problems.

Scientists document a groundbreaking flight to deliver a lung for transplant