Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in extending life span in melanoma trial

Personalized Vaccine Upends Cancer Playbook

A cancer vaccine built from a patient's own tumor just helped stop melanoma from coming back after surgery, according to new trial results from...
man shopping for snack chips in a grocery aisle

Big Food’s Additive Playbook Unmasked

Chris van Tulleken says ultra-processed food is driving today’s diet-related disease—and he lays out why.Story SnapshotVan Tulleken’s Royal Institution talk framed ultra-processed food as...
Man yawning on couch holding TV remote and soccer ball

How To Easily Recover From A Bad Night’s Sleep

A short nap or a quick workout can undo some of the damage a bad night's sleep does to your memory, according to research...
Dyson Unveils $499 Electric Toothbrush with Built-In Camera and Flosser

Dyson Unveils AI-Powered Toothbrush with Built-in Camera

Dyson just put a camera and machine learning in a $499 toothbrush that aims water where your floss forgets.Story SnapshotDyson unveiled the CameraJet, a...
Oil spill on a sandy beach with waves in the background

Contagious Cancer Lurking In US Lakes

A cancer that spreads not through genetics or bad habits, but through the water itself, has now been confirmed in fish living in an...
Sitting Is the New Smoking with Dr. Keith Diaz

Sitting All Day – How Your Blood Vessels Pay

A five-minute walk every 30 minutes cuts your post-meal blood sugar spike by nearly 60 percent — the same effect as some diabetes medications...
High Blood Sugar and Cancer Camouflage

High Sugar Builds Cancer’s Invisible Armor

Cancer cells may be growing a thicker sugar shield when blood sugar runs high, making them harder for the immune system to find and...
“Ozempic Babies” Explained: Fertility, Birth Control & Pregnancy Safety

‘Ozempic Baby Boom’: How GLP-1 Agonists Affect Fertility

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are helping some women get pregnant by accident, but doctors still don't know if the drugs are safe once a...
How the medical team at the U.S. Open helps keep players safe and healthy

Inside the U.S. Open’s Underground ER

Underneath Arthur Ashe Stadium at the U.S. Open, doctors run what one physician calls a full hospital built just for the two-week tennis tournament.Quick...
You’re Using Your Electric Toothbrush Wrong

Toothbrush Mistake Wrecking Gums

Your electric toothbrush can save your gums—or sand them down—based on one tiny angle choice.Story SnapshotDr. Tikka says most people “scrub” with electric brushes...

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