Health

Sugar isn't just empty, fattening calories -- it's making us sick Robert Lustig, University of California, San Francisco Children are manifesting increased rates of adult diseases...

An infectious disease expert explains how antibody injections could fight COVID-19 infections Dimiter Stanchev Dimitrov, University of Pittsburgh Antibodies are part of us – literally. We have...

Increasing screen time during COVID-19 could be harmful to kids' eyesight Shu-Fang Shih, University of Michigan and Olivia Killeen, University of Michigan The coronavirus pandemic is...

Coronavirus drifts through the air in microscopic droplets – here's the science of infectious aerosols Shelly Miller, University of Colorado Boulder During the 1970s when I...

Teens are wired to resent being stuck with parents and cut off from friends during coronavirus lockdown Catherine Bagwell, Emory University “Can’t I just go see...

Why so many epidemics originate in Asia and Africa – and why we can expect more Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Pennsylvania State University The coronavirus disease, known as...

Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19? Steven D. Munger, University of Florida and Jeb M. Justice,...

The silent threat of the coronavirus: America's dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals Christine Crudo Blackburn, Texas A&M University ; Andrew Natsios, Texas A&M University ; Gerald...

Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco Why don’t we have drugs to treat COVID-19 and how long will it take to develop them? SARS-CoV-2 –...

Satchin Panda, University of California San Diego and Pam Taub, University of California San Diego People with obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure or...