The problem with writing a book about current events is events don’t stay current for long. I finished writing my book, Big Vape: The Incendiary Rise of Juul, in January 2021, at a time when the future of both mega-popular vaping brand Juul Labs and the entire U.S. e-cigarette industry were in flux. Each time … Read more
Allie Phillips never wanted to be a politician, but she had always wanted to be a mom of two. Whenever Phillips asked her 5-year-old daughter, Adalie, what she wanted to be when she grew up, Adalie would say, “A big sister.” So when Phillips found out she was pregnant again in Nov. 2022, Adalie was … Read more
Researchers have discovered a convenient new way to track levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the bloodstream, making it much easier to access information that is critical to cardiovascular and cognitive health, but which has previously been challenging to gather. While the human body can generate most of the fats it needs, it cannot produce … Read more
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Researchers identified some 3,300 types of brain cells, an order of magnitude more than was previously known, and have only a dim notion of what most of them do. View original article Contributor: Carl Zimmer
An esteemed pediatrician, he overcame apartheid’s barriers to help make his country a global leader in H.I.V. care and research. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen
Researchers are struggling to understand what is driving the gender disparity in lung cancer cases among people 35 to 54. View original article Contributor: Dani Blum
Fiebre, escalofríos y fatiga pueden ser signos de una producción vigorosa de anticuerpos, según un nuevo estudio. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli
Here’s why we appear to be getting cooler, and what that could mean when it comes to fevers. View original article Contributor: Dana G. Smith
Adaptations in Hollywood are nothing new, but they’ve been at the center of many of this year’s biggest pop-culture conversations. Any intellectual property seems up for reimagining, from books to toys to video games. There are many reasons behind their appeal to studios, among them that they tend to come with built-in audiences—but as I … Read more