Health

And what can happen to your body if you stay awake way past your bedtime?

Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination?

Proteins found in tardigrades could be used to stabilize drugs that would otherwise need refrigeration.

A new study estimates that bacteria on meat may be responsible for a significant number of urinary tract infections in the U.S.

Gene therapies treat or prevent disease by tweaking the content or expression of cells' DNA.

A new program will distribute 1 million free at-home HIV tests to U.S. residents and is collaborating with the dating app Grindr to promote the service.

Hormonal contraceptives slightly raise users' risk of breast cancer, regardless of whether they're combination or progestogen-only.

A species of mosquito from Central and South America has spread to South Florida.

A new study shows that the number of cases and anti-drug resistance of the infectious fungus Candida auris increased between 2019 and 2021.

A tick-borne illness called babesiosis is spreading in the northeastern U.S.

Only a few people have been cured of HIV, but scientists are working to develop cures that could be accessible to more of those infected.

Newly-released genetic data suggests raccoon dogs carrying SARS-CoV-2 may have been at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in late 2019.

A woman who received a stem cell transplant to treat her HIV is still virus-free more than five years after the procedure and 30 months after she stopped taking HIV medication.

Surging STIs are being driven by a "perfect storm" of factors in the U.S.