Health on a planet in crisis
This issue explores how the environment and health interact — and ways to counter negative impacts.
In this issue
Explore issues
Health on a planet in crisis
Real-world health
How social factors make or break us
Molecules of life
Understanding the world within us
The most mysterious organ
Unlocking the secrets of the brain
From the archive
How to climate-proof schools
Revamping schools to withstand what’s coming
Greening the OR
Attaining greater sustainability in operating rooms
Special delivery
mRNA moves past COVID-19
Sniff
Making sense of smell
Self-compassion
A night shift doctor explains how he finds mental fortitude
Breathing anxiety away
A few minutes of sighing can relax you quickly and keep you feeling better all day long
The spice sellers’ secret
A hunt for the sources of lead poisoning in Bangladesh
Correcting failing sanitation in vulnerable communities
A conversation between environmental health activist Catherine Coleman Flowers and Dean Lloyd Minor
Chicken-inspired pain solution
Drug developed to mimic genetic variant that prevents the burning sensation of eating spicy foods
Mirroring aggression
Watching counterparts brawl fires fighting neurons in mice
Designer dieting
Biomarkers found that could help individualize weight-loss methods
A key to long COVID
Scientists find a way to block mechanism that leads to debilitating breathing problems
Anxious hearts
A racing heart can make mice more anxious in risky situations
Go get it
Researchers turn cancer cells into “informant” cells that train the immune system to fight back
Predicting preemie health
Machine learning approach helps identify which infants are vulnerable to complications