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How Some of the First Plastic Contacts Were Made
A newsreel shows what life was like for contacts-wearers before the invention of soft and breathable lenses.
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How Removing Half of Someone's Brain Can Improve Their Life
A hemispherectomy is a rare surgical procedure in which half the brain is removed. Most people with half a brain live pretty normal lives.
For Parkinson's Patients, Dancing Is Medicine
A growing body of research suggests dancing can alleviate some of the debilitating symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
The Science Behind a Relaxing, Hallucinatory Float in a Dark Tank
Flotation REST is a form of sensory isolation that some researchers say could treat chronic pain, anxiety, and more.
3-D Bone Marrow Model Made from Biosilk Generates Blood Platelets
The implications are enormous for people who suffer from platelet diseases or who are undergoing chemotherapy.
A Venomous Snail Might Someday Help You Sleep
A new study finds that peptides from marine snail venom helps mice snooze.
10 Facts About the Flu Shot
Doctors are warning about a potential "twindemic" of COVID-19 and influenza this fall. Here’s what you need to know about getting the flu shot.
Nobel Prize Awarded for Drugs that Fight Parasitic Diseases
The scientists developed drugs to successfully treat parasitic diseases infecting millions worldwide.
Scientists Use Ultrasound to Activate Brain Cells
They altered how neurons behave in the brains of nematode worms.
Captain Morgan Helps Hips in the Emergency Room
It's more effective than it sounds.
Elevating Poop Science to an Art
A microbiologist paints beautiful botanical vignettes using gut bacteria.
11 Doctor-Recommended Facts About Doogie Howser, M.D.
2. The idea for the series came to Steven Bochco while he was "sitting on the can."
Archaeologists Discover 7-lb. Calcified Uterus in British Cemetery
"I've never seen anything quite like that before, nor have my colleagues, and we were very excited."
7 Fast Facts About National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
The government wants to set your drugs on fire.
What Makes These Dominican Children Grow Penises at Puberty?
The phenomenon is so common it even has a name.
5 Game-Changing Mobile Health Devices
Medical gadgets that used to seem like science fiction are becoming reality.
Scientists Discover Why Growing Up on a Farm Helps Protect You from Allergies
It turns out that breathing in farm dust helps protect against allergies later in life.
New Device Can Reanimate Disembodied Hearts
Doctors predict it will increase the number of heart donations by 15 to 30 percent
Mercury in Latrines Helped Historians Follow Lewis and Clark
The expedition's members occasionally got constipated, and relied on Dr. Rush's Bilious Pill.
5 Promising Male Birth Control Methods
Today, men still only have two real options: condoms or vasectomy. Meanwhile, women have 11. What's the holdup?
The Real-Life Operation That Works Like Operation
If a surgeon gets too close to delicate nerves in the throat, an alarm goes off. (But no one's nose lights up.)
Scientists Make Progress in Their Quest for a Universal Flu Vaccine
Two research groups successfully created vaccines with broad protection against different flu strains in mice, ferrets, and monkeys.
5-Year-Old Uses Robotic Hand to Throw First Pitch at Orioles Game
Cutest/coolest pitcher ever.
Scientists Find a Way to Erase Memories of Drug Use in Addicted Mice
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mouse Mind, anyone?