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Individual neurons are labeled with fluorescent proteins using the brainbow technique. In researching psychedelics and ketamine, researchers aim to understand how drugs like psychedelics and ketamine could increase the number …

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Caitlin Rivers of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about long-term implications of measles outbreaks in West Texas, New Mexico and a dozen other …

Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images …

In April, many communities hold events to raise awareness of sexual violence, such as this event in Reading, Pa., in 2021, put on by Safe Berks. Sexual violence prevention efforts …

Researchers and experts share safety tips to make your skin care and beauty regimen leaner and cleaner. Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Beck Harlan/NPR Do you know what’s in …

The University of Texas Tower on the University of Texas campus. The school was the site of the recent “Natal Con” gathering. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ronald …

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Wellness Center is an Indian Health Service facility in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. This picture was taken in 2021, when the area was hard hit …

Researchers hope AI can help with the shortage of mental health providers. Basak Gurbuz Derma/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption Basak Gurbuz Derma/Getty Images/Moment RF New research suggests that …

A second child has died in Texas from measles, according to state health officials, as the outbreak there spreads. Texas now has 481 confirmed cases, and there are also outbreaks …

A measles sign is seen at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Feb. 25, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP A second school-aged …