Your gut is directly connected to your brain, by a newly discovered neuron circuit
Find could lead to new treatments for obesity, depression
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Drug combo shows promise for treating sleep apnea
Small clinical trial revives hope for an alternative to CPAP machines that patients hate using -
Can brain-stimulating implants treat some severe cases of autism?
Deep brain stimulation all but erased autism-induced obsessive behavior in one woman -
Engineered natural killer cells may be the next great cancer immunotherapy
Inspired by success with T cells, scientists equip other immune cells with cancer-homing protein -
BPA substitutes may be just as bad as the popular consumer plastic
Some bisphenol A–free replacements cause genetic defects in animals -
Scientists engineer a powerful new weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
New drug can breach sturdy cell membranes and thwart life-threatening infections -
As massive Zika vaccine trial struggles, researchers revive plan to intentionally infect humans
Disappearance of Zika in Americas makes it tough for $110 million trial to evaluate worth of vaccine candidate -
How does exercise keep your brain young?
Recent studies hint at ways to prevent and maybe even treat cognitive decline -
New gene-editing treatment might help treat a rare disorder, hints first human test
Hunter syndrome patients produced lower levels of toxic sugars -
Spurred by opioid epidemic, new pain drugs may lower the risk of overdose and addiction
By slowing action or targeting different receptors, altered opioids or alternatives aim to sidestep abuse -
A tropical parasitic disease has invaded Europe, thanks to a hybrid of two infectious worms
Genomic study helps explain how schistosomiasis gained a foothold on Corsica -
Swapping daily pills for monthly shots could transform HIV treatment and prevention
Long-acting treatments now in clinical trials may work as preventatives, too -
‘I feel so much hope’—Is a new drug keeping this woman’s deadly Huntington disease at bay?
Patients thrill to reports of antisense drug for brain malady, but no one knows whether it works -
How the ‘other malaria’ escaped from Africa
New genetic study suggests Plasmodium vivax hitched a ride with early human migrants -
Congo’s new Ebola outbreak is hitting health care workers hard
International help ramps up as virus continues to spread in two provinces -
Out of the frying pan, into the fire with a new Ebola outbreak in Congo
A Q&A with Peter Salama, leader of the World Health Organization’s response team
