Chicory coffee

Ancient Egyptians first used chicory root for food and medicine. Learn why this dandelion-like plant is experiencing a modern renaissance.

With Several Health Benefits, Chicory has a Rich History and a Robust Future

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White blood cells

Biobots push the boundaries of life, death and medicine.

Biobots Arise From the Cells of Dead Organisms

Bubonic plague

From a disease that humans had over 9,000 years ago to one that wiped out millions of people — these serious diseases still impact people today.  

The Bubonic Plague and These 4 Other Diseases Surprisingly Still Exist Today

Nurse with Lupus patient

Research on the ways that immune cells are activated reveals a possible preliminary step for developing a cure for the autoimmune disease, Lupus. 

Lupus Discovery Brings Scientists One-Step Closer to Treatment

Men wearing masks outside the U.S. Army hospital in Fort Porter, New York, during the 1918 flu pandemic. The images and memories we preserve from COVID-19 are still to be determined. (Credit: Everett Historical/Shutterstock)

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How an accidental virus release triggered 1977’s ‘Russian flu.'

Preparing for a Pandemic That Never Came Ended up Setting off Another 

Human health and environmental health go hand-in-hand, and these citizen science projects let you contribute to important medical and environmental research. (Credit: Alamy Stock Photos)

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Contribute to research projects that improve human health and protect the environment!

Healthy People/Healthy Planet

Zihao Ou, assistant professor of physics at the University of Texas at Dallas, holds a vial of the common yellow food coloring tartrazine in solution. Ou and his colleagues report that they made the skin on the skulls and abdomens of live mice transparent by applying to the areas a mixture of water and tartrazine.

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See-through Solution

Using a solution of yellow dye and water changes the way light interacts with the skin’s surface, rendering it transparent.

Scientists Create a See-Through Solution that Renders Skin Transparent

An electron-microscopy image of the teeth inside a squid sucker. Abdon Pena-Francesch

squid-teeth-microscope

"Squid sucker teeth have some outstanding properties."

Squid Have Tiny Teeth In Their Suckers That Could Help Make Self-Healing Materials

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parasite

Toxoplasma is often transmitted to people from contaminated food or cat feces.

A Common Parasite, Toxoplasma Gondii, Could One Day Deliver Drugs To The Brain

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hospital-patients-and-doctor

Whether a patient or visitor, hand hygiene while at the hospital is critical.

Hospital-Acquired Infections Are Rising – Here’s How To Protect Yourself

Giardia intestinalis

Climate change is putting parasites — the unseen pests running our planet — in peril, but a small band of scientists is fighting to save them from extinction.

The Problem with Parasites 

Tarigrades swimming

Scientists investigate how one of the world’s smallest animals could transform medicine.