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Health Scientists in Australia discovered the human heart can make new muscle cells after a heart attack. This world-first finding could lead to amazing new treatments one day.
Health A major new study in The Lancet found that 767 million children are exposed to second-hand smoke every year. Here's what that means and what helps.
Health Scientists used a cancer-fighting therapy to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis for the first time. Half the patients went into remission — no more medication needed!
Health A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine made just for each patient passed a huge medical trial, giving doctors a powerful new tool to fight skin cancer.
Health The FDA just approved the world's first mRNA flu vaccine! It uses the same clever technology as COVID vaccines to help protect people from influenza.
Health Scientists at Moderna have started testing a new mRNA Ebola vaccine in Canada, racing to help stop an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Health Scientists at Georgia State University made a pill that stopped a measles-like virus from spreading through the air in animal tests. Big news for health!
Health Scientists found a clever way to bring a powerful antibiotic back to life — by giving it a tiny helper molecule that disables the superbugs' shield.
Health Scientists created a first-ever detailed map showing how the flu virus takes over human cells — a discovery that could help us build better flu medicines.
Health For the very first time, astronauts took real medical X-ray photos of their own bodies while orbiting Earth — a huge step for space medicine!
Health Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School found a gene called DEAF1 that makes muscles age faster — and discovered that exercise can turn it off to keep muscles strong!
Health UC Berkeley scientists discovered the exact brain circuit that makes deep sleep release growth hormone — the chemical that builds muscles and repairs your body.