The mind-mucus connection
When phlegm runs amok, it can be life-threatening. Neuroscience know-how offers a way to put a cork in it.
Lung Health
Righting decades of wrong
Countering the impact of racism on health
Discovering our way out
A sampler of COVID-19 research
‘These patients are really fragile’
An intensive care team takes on COVID-19
The virus hunter becomes prey
Renowned microbiologist’s battle against the coronavirus gets personal
What vapers don’t know
Young adults know very little about the vaping products they use
Silent killer
Inflammation from a simple infection can awaken a silent genetic defect in rats that carry it, resulting in a deadly form of pulmonary hypertension, a study shows.
Power play
Scientists have developed an algorithm that can quickly detect 14 types of disease by scanning hundreds of chest X-rays in a matter of seconds.
A better brick
A quest to save lives by cleaning up production of a ubiquitous building material
A better way to resuscitate
Stanford-India biodesign fellows invent a device that helps newborns breathe on their own