DISEASE

Exercise May Reduce Risk of 13 Types of Cancer

Researchers analyzed physical activity data provided by more than 1 million people.

7 Facts About Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

These cells are being studied and developed in numerous labs around the world to create human tissue and potentially treat a variety of human diseases and illnesses.

Matchsticks Once Sickened and Deformed Women and Children

The ravages of "phossy jaw"—necrosis of the jaw bone caused by phosphorus poisoning—may have been discovered in a young teenager's remains.

10 Things People Thought Lived Inside Their Bodies

The human body is full of weird, gross and awe-inspiring stuff as we know it—but for people who lived when ideas were unbound by strict anatomical correctness, it was even more so. Here are 10 things people thought, and in some cases still think, were inh

Space Travel Causes Liver Damage in Mice

Even a short trip aboard the space shuttle was enough to induce liver disease.

The Surprising Link Between the Deaths of Three 19th Century Presidents

The cold William Henry Harrison caught during his inauguration may not have been what killed him.

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These Frogs Have Developed a Resistance to Killer Fungus

Some populations of lowland leopard frogs in Arizona have gene variants that protect them from a deadly fungal disease.

This Skin-Sensitive Camisole Was Designed for Breast Cancer Patients

Oncologist Katie Deming was determined to make radiation treatment less painful.

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Paleontologists Try to Diagnose a Dinosaur Skin Disease

Little craters on dinosaur bones aren’t necessarily battle scars from a death match.

Drones Are Dropping Sterilized Flies Over Ethiopia to Fight Disease

Drones Against Tsetse aims to diminish the next generation of disease-bearing insects.

Vikings’ Parasites May Have Led to Lung Problems in Their Modern Descendants

Scientists say parasitic worms in the guts of Vikings may have made their modern descendants more vulnerable to lung issues.

New App Analyzes Tweets to Prevent Food Poisoning Outbreaks

Geographic concentrations of terms like “#upsetstomach” and “i’m sick great” can clue health departments in to areas of likely contamination.

Overgrowth of Gut Bacteria Linked to Childhood Stunting

To better understand the causes of this condition, researchers studied 103 children living in an urban slum of Mirpur, Dhaka, and tested their breath for hydrogen.

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Retired Soccer Player Brandi Chastain Plans to Donate Her Brain to Science

Chastain hopes her brain can provide researchers with important information on a common form of soccer-related brain damage.

First In-Human Trial of Malaria Vaccine Shows Some Promise

It didn't prevent the disease, but it did delay parasitemia and produced a "robust immune response.”

Higher Education Levels May Be Lowering Dementia Rates

It appears that the risk of dementia is actually decreasing in the U.S.—and one of the biggest contributing factors may be an increasingly educated population.