Human heart

Built to Endure

Human heart study explores risk of sedentary lives

Empty bench in foggy park

First Encounter

Forced sexual initiation has far-reaching physical, mental health consequences

anesthetic mask held toward camera as if being put on the viewer

Unknowing Choice

In procedures for sepsis, selection of anesthetic may matter

Cluster of bright green cells with a few red dots scattered throughout

Sneaky Spread

How breast cancer uses exosomes to breach the blood-brain barrier

Illustration of KRAS protein

Tissue Type

Trio of studies show drivers of cancer incidence and severity

growing pains

Growing Pains

Experience of being a minority puts U.S. teens at higher risk of anxiety, depression

supercool

Supercool Solution

New method extends the preservation duration of donor livers

Photo of gravesite taken from above shows a skeleton and pots with a measuring stick

Treasure Trove

Largest-ever ancient-DNA study illuminates millennia of South and Central Asian prehistory

X-ray of infected lungs

Early Trouble

Why do some people with TB develop active disease soon after infection?

football field, helmet, ball

Concussion Repercussion

How do NFL career length and position type affect a player’s long-term cognitive and mental health?

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