Could Something as Simple as a Mouthguard Be the Cure to What Ails You?
For Vince Clark, immediate pain relief for his son came not from brain-stimulating devices, but something more low-tech.
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Can You Supercharge Your Brain?
Applying mild electrical currents to your head could take away pain, help memory, and improve attention—and the U.S. military is very interested.
HIV Research Hopes
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi shares her views on three exciting areas of HIV research.
‘I Look Like a Virus. My Face Is Like HIV’: A Conversation With Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Patrick Strudwick talks to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi about how she identified HIV as the cause of AIDS; her receipt of the Nobel Prize; and the latest efforts to prevent, treat, and manage HIV.
The Big Sleep: Suspended Animation and the Potential Benefits of Human Hibernation
The extreme survival tricks of hibernators could help us overcome life-threatening injuries.
A Brief History of the Therapeutic Use of Feces, in Pictures
This six-image gallery explores some of the people, treatments, and diseases relating to fecal transplants through history. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
6 Ways to Transplant Fecal Matter, at Home or at the Hospital
How doctors perform fecal transplants today. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
Desperate Love in a Time of Cholera
Exploring the struggle between love and disgust when caring for sick relatives. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
Medicine’s Dirty Secret: Fecal Transplants Are the Next Big Thing in Health Care
Bryn Nelson gets to the bottom of an emerging—and often shocking—therapy.