When Work Drives You Mad: Tales From the Deadly "Loony Gas" Building
Work driving you crazy? Try telling that to workers at Standard Oil Refinery's TEL facility.
Work driving you crazy? Try telling that to workers at Standard Oil Refinery's TEL facility.
Two research groups successfully created vaccines with broad protection against different flu strains in mice, ferrets, and monkeys.
Norovirus infects as many as 21 million people each year—and scientists are building vomiting machines to figure out how it spreads.
Scientists are working on a potential new weapon against the flu that isn't a vaccine.
According to a new study, your body takes cues that it’s stressed not only from the brain but from fat itself.
The next time you go out to eat, consider ordering a lollipop to wash down your chicken caesar salad.
Recent research on Alzheimer's disease is yielding new potential earlier detection methods—and one possible treatment.
Hogeweyk is home to 150 residents who receive care for dementia and Alzheimer's—without having to give up normal life.
What’s the secret to a long and healthy life? All centenarians have their own habits and morning routines they swear by. From whiskey shots to daily naps to ice cream, here's what some very old people credit for their lengthy lifespan.
Scientists are analyzing toilet waste from long-distance flights to learn about international differences in the microbiome.
A study of almost 500,000 people in China finds links between the frequency of spicy meals and lower risk of mortality.
This behavior could shed light on the origins of a troubling disorder known as pica.
Inflammatory diseases are common—and hard to live with. Here are five potential treatment breakthroughs.
A study of five paralyzed men finds that non-invasive electrode treatments can increase leg movements.
The molecule makes cells think they’ve run out of energy, helping obese mice lose weight without actually hitting the treadmill (or hamster wheel, as the case may be).
There are several thousand species of fleas around the world—and 300 of these bloodsucking pests call the U.S. home.
Behind the scenes with your favorite purveyor of $3 wine and cookie butter.
Grab your goggles. It’s not chlorine.
The villagers of San Antonio de los Cobres drink arsenic-contaminated water—and suffer no ill effects.
A new study finds people will only choose the stairs if the nearest escalator is twice as far away.
It happens at their most fertile stage of the month.
Not getting enough sleep is seriously messing you up.
Norwegian researchers think chronic fatigue syndrome may be caused by antibodies produced to fight off infection.