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These Are the THC Derivatives Poised to Go Up In Smoke

A stopgap spending bill just ended the longest US government shutdown ever, and it may decimate a weed-infused segment of the economy

November 14, 2025

A Third of Humanity Has a Headache

And the pounding has persisted for more than 30 years

November 14, 2025

Easing the Surgical Rehab with Prehab

Can recovery be smoother if we prepare before being wheeled into the OR?

November 12, 2025

How Junk Science Threatens Maternal Health

The abortion pill is under attack, again

November 3, 2025

Fentanyl’s Deadly Recipe

The chemistry behind the synthetic opioid at the center of global trade tensions

October 31, 2025

Does This Gene Determine How You Handle Your Booze?

Zebrafish with a particular mutation drink like, well … fish

October 29, 2025

What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans

The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past

October 22, 2025

The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant

Bacteriophage therapy’s new renaissance

October 22, 2025

Watch My Skeleton Dance for Science

Taking part in a study on low back pain led to some spooky shenanigans

October 16, 2025

How a Rare Disease Could Yield a Pandemic Drug

This autoimmune disorder protects those who have it from viruses of all kinds

October 15, 2025

Lifetime of Friendships Slows Aging

Social ties are deeply connected to how fast your biological clock ticks

October 10, 2025

A Pediatrician’s Lament

How the blustery rhetoric of Trump and Kennedy makes life harder for local physicians

September 26, 2025