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Artist's impression of an HMPV virus.
Viral disease HMPV is on the rise among kids in China — what is it? Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear.
Illustration of an early modern man embracing a Neanderthal woman. They appear to be in a forest at night. The moonlight is shining through the trees just behind them
'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.
A pencil drawing showing brain eating amoebas entering a boy's nose, and an artistic representation of the boy's brain breaking down
The biggest health news of 2024, from bird flu to CRISPR Health channel editor Nicoletta Lanese looks back on some of our standout health stories from 2024.

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Medical illustration showing purple, rod-like structures (representing bacteria) against a red and orange background (representing the gut)

10 'superbug' stories from 2024, from bacterial 'Kryptonite' to deep-sea antibiotics

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Antibiotic and antifungal drug resistance pose a major public health threat. Live Science is covering the spread of this problem and the potential solutions that are emerging in turn.

Viruses, Infections & Disease
a closeup of a boy's feet up on a table

Why are my feet two different sizes?

By Charles Choi published

Why is one foot sometimes larger than the other?

Health
Mobvoi Treadmill Plus being tested by our reviewer

Mobvoi Treadmill Plus review

By Anna Gora published

Reviews Is this upgraded version of our favorite budget treadmill any better?

Reviews
a blind man sits on a park bench

Do blind people 'see' images in their dreams?

By Charles Q. Choi published

For people who have been blind since birth, brain scans alone can't reveal if they dream in images.

Dreams
Ribonucleic acid strands consisting of nucleotides important for protein bio-synthesis - 3d illustration

Health news quiz: Test your knowledge of medical research from 2024

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Newfound cells, ancient DNA, groundbreaking surgeries — test your memory of health discoveries from 2024.

Health
Hoka Bondi 8

Hoka Bondi 8 running shoe review

By Lou Mudge published

REVIEW Hoka Bondi 8: a reliable everyday runner with great cushioning and bounce.

REVIEW
Doctor and nurses wheeling patient in gurney through hospital corridor.

Case report quiz: What's the diagnosis? Test your knowledge of medical cases from 2024

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Doctors write case reports to call attention to unique, unusual or perplexing medical cases. Do you remember these stand-out cases from 2024?

Health
Garmin Forerunner 165 being worn by our reviewer

Garmin Forerunner 165 review

By Andrew Williams published

Top-quality fitness tracker at a reasonable price.

Exercise
an artist's rendering of the globe with coronavirus-like spikes

Expect more pandemics to sweep the globe in the coming decades

By Olga Anikeeva, Jessica Stanhope, Peng Bi, Philip Weinstein published

When human activities disrupt and unbalance ecosystems, such as by way of climate change and biodiversity loss, things go wrong.

Viruses, Infections & Disease
A close-up of tissue from an eye with frosted branch angiitis

Frosted branch angiitis: A rare eye condition that makes the retina look like a frosted tree

By Emily Cooke published

Frosted branch angiitis is a rare condition that makes the blood vessels that supply the retina look like the frosted branches of a tree.

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