Health
Declaring Addiction a Health Crisis Could Change Criminal Justice
The surgeon general’s new approach on substance abuse has policy implications for law enforcement.
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Enrique De La Osa/Reuters How Cubans Live as Long as Americans at a Tenth of the Cost
Lessons of physical prosperity in a despotic regime
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The Line Between BDSM and Emotional Abuse
For this reader, the line was difficult to see at first: Thank you to Olga for publishing…
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Minnikova Mariia / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel / ... Traces of Times Lost
How childhood memories shape us, even after we've forgotten them
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Natacha Pisarenko / AP Preventing Mental Illness With a Stress Vaccine
Influenced by a school shooting, a neuroscientist is on a mission to change how both the brain and immune system handle stress.
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Akhtar Soomro / Reuters Microbes Might Explain Why Many Diets Backfire
The gut microbiomes of mice take time to change after bouts of weight loss, making them more vulnerable to regaining weight.
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Alexei Vladykin / AP How DNA Evidence Confirmed a Soviet Cover-Up of an Anthrax Accident
What it’s like to do science in a post-truth environment
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AP Answers to Every Possible Thanksgiving Health Question (2016)
Food and relationships still matter.
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Alex Todorov / The Atlantic The New American Face
Leaders are stoking human tendencies toward tribalism—but this instinct can be overcome more easily than once thought.
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Datsenko Maryna / Shutterstock / Katie Martin / ... One Month Without Food
Long-term fasting is hard. Is it also dangerous?
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Abortion Privilege Under Trump
Under the new president, states might become a patchwork of abortion rights, and many women won’t be able to afford to reach clinics in time.
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Mitch Blunt / Mosaic Is Grief a Disease?
A new theory is challenging the way psychologists understand mourning.
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Getty The Link Between Autism and Trans Identity
Confusion over why autism is so prevalent among transgender people may be limiting their access to medical care.
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The Voorhes How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts
Modern slot machines develop an unbreakable hold on many players—some of whom wind up losing their jobs, their families, and even, as in the case of Scott Stevens, their lives.
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Nathan Chute / Reuters Better Off Before Obamacare?
Before the law, which Trump has said he would repeal, health insurance was cheaper for a few, but outright unattainable for many.
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Stefano Rellandini / Reuters Scientists Stink at Reverse-Engineering Smells
But artificial intelligence could finally help researchers tell a molecule’s odor from its structure.
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Joohee Yoon / Spectrum What Grandmothers Can Teach Science About Autism
Women who have raised a child with autism may have the ability to spot subtle signs of the condition in their grandchildren.
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Gene Blevins / Reuters Electric Corsets, the Original Wearable Devices
How the electricity craze of the late 19th century paved the way for FitBits and smart watches
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Health Under Trump
Trumpcare could set medicine back decades.
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Mel Evans / AP How to Cope With Post-Election Stress
Many people are fearful and anxious about what President Trump could mean for America. Psychologists weigh in on how to manage that anxiety and move forward.
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Bogdan Cristel / Reuters Why Some Flus Are Deadliest in Young Adults
The first flu you get matters for the rest of your life.
