public health

Public bathing, ubiquitous around the world and through the ages, plays an often-unappreciated role in public health.

Metagenomic sequencing can help detect unknown pathogens, but its widespread use faces challenges.

Syphilis is among the oldest known sexually-transmitted infections. Scientists still struggle to detect and treat it.

The “on demand” drug immobilizes sperm rather than limit their production, preventing 100 percent of pregnancies in an experiment.

Where and how human papillomavirus integrates itself into the human genome steers the infection’s clinical outcomes, finds a large, multifaceted study.

A method for culturing the infectious stage of the Plasmodium lifecycle could increase malaria vaccine production efficiency by tenfold, study authors say.

The oil’s omega-3 fatty acids accumulate in the mice’s skin, triggering an immune response that causes hair loss.

The signature could one day be used to improve treatment planning for people with substance abuse disorders.

Researchers found that shifted sleep/wake cycles in young rats result in increased functional deficits and mortality following stroke later in life.

Researchers discovered monkeypox virus in primate testicular tissues.

Pathologist Peyton Rous made a groundbreaking discovery in the early 20th century, but his work wasn’t widely recognized until more than 40 years later. 

Leaving Twitter, improving science communication, understanding the dangers of avian flu, and more

In the largest study of its kind, scientists find nearly 4,000 genetic variants that may predispose people to alcohol and tobacco use behaviors. 

Warm nasal cells mount stronger defenses against cold-causing coronaviruses and rhinoviruses than those exposed to cooler temperatures, an in vitro experiment finds.