Health Care
The Pandemic Set Off a Boom in Diagnostics
COVID accelerated the development of cutting-edge PCR tests—and made the need for them urgent
Stories by Roxanne Khamsi
Medicine
Medicine's Movable Feast: What Jumping Genes Can Teach Us about Treating Disease
Ancient viruses “fossilized” in the genome may contribute to maladies from autoimmune diseases to schizophrenia
Conservation
A Stinky Artificial Bait Could Protect Millions of Tiny Fish
Crabs and lobsters are drawn to a totally synthetic bait, which could reduce the large take of live baitfish from the sea
Biology
Metabolism in Mind: New Insights into the "Gut–Brain Axis" Spur Commercial Efforts to Target It
What if controlling the appetite were as easy as flipping a switch?
"Gluten Sensitivity" May Be a Misnomer for Distinct Illnesses to Various Wheat Proteins
Gluten may not be the only wheat protein that can make people sick
Health
How Safe Is Recreational Marijuana?
As more states make recreational marijuana legal, researchers fret about short- and long-term health effects
Health
Tread Lightly: Labels That Translate Calories into Walking Distance Could Induce People to Eat Less
Including the amount of physical activity needed to burn off the calories from a meal caused people to order on average 200 calories less in an online survey
Health
Cancer-Fighting Compound Might Double as Reversible Male Contraceptive
A protein-blocking compound has been found to impair sperm production in mice without the use of hormones
Biology
Smoking Is a Drag at the Box Office
An analysis of top-grossing movies from the last decade shows that films with smoking make less money
The Sciences
Night Owls More Likely to Suffer from Nightmares, Survey Suggests
A preliminary study hints that people who hit the hay later are more prone to bad dreams, but the reason remains unclear
