Why are we being mandated to wear masks when no one has proven that they are either safe or effective in efforts to overcome COVID-19 spread.
Donald Nelson spent his life undoing the damage that Jaws did to the perception of sharks. The post The Shark Whisperer appeared first on Nautilus.
Some members of Generation Z are worried they are aging more quickly, thanks to social media influencers selling products. But skin care experts said the claim is false. Rather, it largely boils down
Some people with deep-rooted beliefs on a wide range of health topics – from COVID vaccination to mental health stigma to foods including genetically modified organisms – could be persuaded to ret
Pregnancy and childbirth are often thought of as joyful times. Yet, we know that mental health conditions including perinatal depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common
Smoking Triggers: Learn to identify and manage triggers to quit smoking.
Common quit smoking fears are debunked by experts, who offer tips on how to face and overcome worries such as weight gain or becoming stressed out.
Almost half of all pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. Find out how this happens so often, from user error to irregular periods.
Bright ideas from astronomy’s biggest stars haven’t always worked out. The post Nine Rebel Astronomy Theories That Went Dark appeared first on Nautilus.
What to know about whole-body CT scans and DEXA scans for body composition.
Your child is sick. Do you know if you should call the pediatrician, or wait? Use this guide to know when to make the call.
When is spitting up normal, and when is it a problem? Learn signs to watch out for, as a pediatrician and parent who’s been there share their wisdom.
A humble steam engineer put humans in the driver’s seat. The post The Part-Time Climate Scientist appeared first on Nautilus.
There are many reasons for women who have advanced breast cancer to be hopeful. For starters, the way we treat and study advanced, or metastatic, breast cancer is improving.
SCAD accounts for 1 in 3 acute heart events in younger women. Many doctors are not aware it exists.
The researcher delving into the downsides of psychedelic drugs. The post The Bad Trip Detective appeared first on Nautilus.
NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli with Senator Shelley Moore Capito (left), and Dr. Ming Lei, Vice Dean of Research at the WVU School of Medicine (right), during a visit to West Virginia University Heal
Why clocks need to follow the tempo of nature. The post A Revolution in Time appeared first on Nautilus.
Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. We know that risk of colorectal cancer goes up with age, certain coexisting health conditions, family history, smoking,
What a missing element can teach us about the universe. The post Lithium, the Elemental Rebel appeared first on Nautilus.
In March, I had the pleasure of joining Senator Shelley Moore Capito in my first ever visit to West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown, where I got to witness NIH-supported resea
He changed the study of ocean life by getting in the water. The post The Marine Biologist Who Dove Right In appeared first on Nautilus.
How we change the world. The post The Rebel Issue appeared first on Nautilus.
Rebel against The Algorithm. Get a library card. The post Viva la Library! appeared first on Nautilus.
If you want to know what it takes to succeed in science, head to the Nobel Prize ceremony. The post The Prizefighters appeared first on Nautilus.
There’s a good reason you feel fear creep in when you’re walking alone at night in an unfamiliar place or hear a loud and unexpected noise ring out. In those moments, your brain triggers other par
Your immune system should ideally recognize and attack infectious invaders and cancerous cells. But the system requires safety mechanisms, or brakes, to keep it from damaging healthy cells. To do this
Last week it was my pleasure to welcome to NIH Vinton “Vint” Cerf, a pioneer of the digital world widely known as one of the “fathers of the internet,” to speak at our annual J. Edward Rall Cu
We’ve long known that sleep is a restorative process necessary for good health. Research has also shown that the accumulation of waste products in the brain is a leading cause of numerous neurologic
Healthy kidneys—part of the urinary tract—remove waste and help balance chemicals and fluids in the body. However, our kidneys have a limited ability to regenerate healthy tissue after sustaining
We’re living in an especially promising time for biomedical discovery and advances in the delivery of data-driven health care for everyone. A key part of this is the tremendous progress made in appl
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