Health

An analysis of 300 million clinical tests from more than one million women reveals an abrupt biological shift affecting bone density, liver and kidney function, and cholesterol levels

A commission of experts identifies 17 major risks facing humanity through 2100 and warns that climate change could become an extinction-level danger in the centuries ahead

Spain’s Health Ministry and regional governments are promoting delayed prescribing for respiratory infections, a safe strategy to curb antibiotic resistance that still faces resistance from patients

‘We are not able to conduct a full risk assessment,’ said the agency’s director-general, as Moscow’s lack of transparency fuels speculation about the source of the infection

In his 2015 book ‘The Wellness Syndrome,’ the author argued that, when health and happiness become moral imperatives, the end result usually isn’t liberation. Rather, it can lead to guilt, anxiety and withdrawal from the world 

A comprehensive study of the circulation of 18 pathogens, conducted in Spain’s Catalonia region, shows clear peaks during the spring and summer

A group of European researchers is developing a 3D bioprinting technique that promises to open multiple possibilities. But scientific progress is only part of the challenge; a new regulatory approach is also needed

Five reasons why our brains operate through cognitive distortions and biases. In an increasingly polarized world, identifying them is an act of resistance

In the Algerian desert of Tindouf, 11 Sahrawi workers manufacture antibiotics, eye drops and dermatological creams for a refugee population that has been surviving in exile for half-a-century

The professor of genetics and plant breeding heads the institution that safeguards the biodiversity of our planet’s crops: ‘We are preserving the history of agriculture’

A study of 15,000 crash victims pinpoints the low use of helmets and the scooters’ design—built to male body proportions—as culprits

The psychologist champions classical values and thinkers as an antidote to a culture that treats everything as a means to becoming the best version of oneself

International researchers warn of the consequences Washington’s policies to lower US prices could have for the EU

These products, which originated in Thailand amidst labor exploitation, first won over young men through advertising. Now, they are spreading to the rest of society

The share of the population exposed to tobacco smoke is falling, but more than 2.7 billion people worldwide are still affected

Techniques such as the gene-editing tool CRISPR already make survivals approaching a year possible, something unheard of until recently

GLP-1 users open up online about their anhedonia, a side effect that prevents them from enjoying or being interested in activities that once felt rewarding

Neither is better than the others from a health standpoint; they are all valid options to keep us moving

A large Spain-led study to prevent atherosclerosis seeks to better diagnose cardiovascular risk, which affects one in 13 people aged 18 to 29 without symptoms

A thermostable tetanus and diphtheria vaccine has just cleared its first human trial. If it reaches the market, the innovation could help bring immunization to remote communities where maintaining the cold chain is a challenge

After decades of setbacks, a treatment for melanoma is very close to being approved

Over 5,000 people have contracted the disease and 2,420 have died in an epidemic that is already the deadliest in the country’s history, hitting communities displaced by war

Treating exercise as two separate categories, one that gets your heart pumping and another that leaves your muscles burning, is an artificial distinction. The debate is no longer whether the two should be combined, but how best to do it

A meta-analysis has found that time away from work improves well-being, although experts warn that summer breaks can also bring burnout to the surface

An analysis published in ‘The Lancet’ suggests that organisms in sperm are linked to miscarriages and fewer live births after reproductive treatments

Twenty countries have implemented the measure based on dozens of studies and reports, but the industry insists there are negative economic consequences