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How Are Annual Flu Vaccines Made?Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end…
Tracking your steps each day can be a useful barometer of physical activity, but health recommendations based solely on step…
The Trump administration has cut crucial US health surveysKen Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images Critical public health surveys in the US…
Psychopaths have a 10% larger striatum than non-psychopaths, suggesting biological differences in brain structure. This enlargement is tied to impulsivity…
A promising group of medications already used to treat diabetes and obesity may also hold potential for tackling alcohol and…
A 2,700-year-old pottery sherd discovered near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the first known correspondence between the Assyrian Kingdom…
By developing a new theoretical relation describing just how compact neutron stars — which are the remnants of massive stars…
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Editor in Chief Nancy Shute explores the science behind major questions on food and health — from the addictive potential…
October 17, 20252 min readWhy Aluminum in Vaccines Is Safe—And Often EssentialThe FDA wants to reevaluate the use of aluminum…