Medicine

Long-lasting, bacteria-based repellent is the goal of DARPA project aiming to protect U.S. soldiers overseas.

Astropharmacies could grow drugs on demand for future space travelers.

This could be a “hinge year” in history: the opportunity to grasp a new and improved future for ourselves, our children, and our planet—or not.

Neal Kassell is on a mission to bring focused ultrasound therapy to the masses.

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

A telltale COVID-19 symptom underscores the scientific significance of smell—for both patients and practitioners.

Will the frenzied rush to understand and treat SARS-CoV-2 bring longer lasting benefit to the world of scientific research and medicine?

Syncing cures with circadian rhythms is an idea whose moment has finally come.

Steve Ramirez wants to zap bad memories and upgrade good ones.

Synthetic biologists aim to transform the world with manmade organisms. What will it take to get there?