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Changes to the childhood vaccine schedule have serious implications for public health, doctors warn, including lower vaccine uptake and an increase in preventable diseases.

From iron lungs to hope, Jonas Salk’s development of the polio vaccine became a global health triumph and sparked the journey toward eradicating the disease.

The National Institutes of Health is vital to research efforts to improve health, but proposed funding cuts for 2026 threaten the agency’s future.

While research on human-pig chimeras is on an indefinite pause, xenotransplantation—transplant of organs across species—is moving ahead.

Mapping how Narcan reverses opioid overdose can provide a molecular blueprint for developing more effective drugs against overdose.

Why is turkey breast white but the legs are dark? Dive into the biology of a Thanksgiving turkey and learn how muscle use shapes meat color and flavor.

A new method using a combination of strong and weak electric fields to change nanoparticle speed and direction could improve drug delivery and purification systems.

Sharks and crocodiles grow endless sets of teeth, but humans only get two. Explore how teeth develop and how regenerative dentistry may one day help grow teeth back.

Water bears survive cosmic radiation with one DNA-protecting protein, Dsup. Learning how could help protect humans against cancer, heart disease, and more.

The 2025 government shutdown has halted grants, delayed research, and risks long-term damage to innovation, education, and the US’s global scientific competitiveness.

Scientists are exploring how COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could ignite immune responses against cancer, offering a new path for cancer therapy.

New research reveals how complex interactions between genetic variants can explain different outcomes in disorders like autism, schizophrenia, and more.

Supplement companies add chromium to multivitamins, touting its advantages, but 80 years of research suggests this shiny metal has no proven health benefits.

The gentle disrupter’s research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human.

The innate immune system sees drugs as threats, but researchers are taking advantage of this response to make cancer therapies more effective.