Medicine

The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years

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  • 2025 in Review
The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years
The biggest scientific breakthroughs of the last 25 years

The first AI-assisted IVF babies are now being born

Health
The first AI-assisted IVF babies are now being born
The first AI-assisted IVF babies are now being born

9 medical breakthroughs that gave us hope in 2025

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  • 2025 in Review
9 medical breakthroughs that gave us hope in 2025
9 medical breakthroughs that gave us hope in 2025

Doctors are worried about prescribing GLP-1s to certain patients

Health
Doctors are worried about prescribing GLP-1s to certain patients
Doctors are worried about prescribing GLP-1s to certain patients

The medical mistakes that killed a U.S. president

History & Culture
The medical mistakes that killed a U.S. president
The medical mistakes that killed a U.S. president

Scientists are figuring out how to make cancer cells self-destruct

Health
Scientists are figuring out how to make cancer cells self-destruct
Scientists are figuring out how to make cancer cells self-destruct

Is there really an Ozempic baby boom?

Health
Is there really an Ozempic baby boom?
Is there really an Ozempic baby boom?

The ancient—and mysterious—history of ‘abracadabra’

History & Culture
The ancient—and mysterious—history of ‘abracadabra’
The ancient—and mysterious—history of ‘abracadabra’

Most supplements can’t actually boost your mood—but these might

Health
Most supplements can’t actually boost your mood—but these might
Most supplements can’t actually boost your mood—but these might

Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.

Health
Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.
Why do we have bunions? Blame an evolutionary toe failure.

How ADHD Became an Adult Disorder

  • Health
  • The Rise of Adult ADHD
How ADHD Became an Adult Disorder
How ADHD Became an Adult Disorder

Why women are the new face of ADHD

  • Health
  • The Rise of Adult ADHD
Why women are the new face of ADHD
Why women are the new face of ADHD

How to determine if you’re at risk for adult ADHD

  • Health
  • The Rise of Adult ADHD
How to determine if you’re at risk for adult ADHD
How to determine if you’re at risk for adult ADHD

The Nobel Prize’s secretive process and peculiar past

History & Culture
The Nobel Prize’s secretive process and peculiar past
The Nobel Prize’s secretive process and peculiar past

‘Magic mushrooms’ may be thriving in your local garden

Science
‘Magic mushrooms’ may be thriving in your local garden
‘Magic mushrooms’ may be thriving in your local garden
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