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An infection can upset your microbiome, and if certain gut fungi run riot, this can kick the immune system into overdrive.

H5N1 has infected cattle across the US and jumped from a mammal to a human for the first time. Experts fear it may someday evolve to spread among humans.

Noor Siddiqui founded Orchid so people could “have healthy babies.” Now she’s using the company’s gene technology on herself—and talking about it for the first time.

Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures.

Two new books offer radically different approaches to how people should think about smartphones and social media.

Injectable immunotherapy drugs can be made, in theory, but gravity prevents them from crystallizing correctly. A startup thinks the solution could be right above us.

The abortion pill mifepristone went in front of the US Supreme Court on Tuesday. Antiabortionists say an increase in emergency room visits shows it’s unsafe. Medical experts disagree.

A 62-year-old Massachusetts man with failing kidneys is the first living patient to receive a genetically altered kidney from a pig.

Unloved buildings turn to ruin, leading to a deluge of construction waste worldwide. Designer Thomas Heatherwick tells WIRED why cities need to prioritize human health and joy in architecture.

Rising temperatures are a threat regardless of where you live on the planet—they’re just dangerous in different ways.

Sex differences explain some of the gaping health inequalities between men and women—but a lot of the time, it’s sexism.

Hundreds of boosters over a 29-month period had little effect on the one person who tried it.

When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other.

Governments, businesses, and even militaries pay for experts to help them prepare for the worst. In a world lurching from disaster to disaster, they're doing so more often.

Millions of Ukrainians are suffering the mental health implications of two years of Russian bombs and shells. The country’s recovery depends on building systems to help treat the trauma.

Viruses called phages are a promising treatment option for bacterial infections when antibiotics stop working, but they have limitations.

By switching genes on and off, cigarettes have a long-lasting effect on immunity, and appear to shape your immune system just as much as aging.

23andMe’s CEO Anne Wojcicki has saved the genetics company from the brink of failure before. She sat down with WIRED to talk about where it goes from here.

People with Parkinson’s have fewer tremors when they receive rhythmic physical stimulation—so a UK startup has created a coin-sized vibrating device to help patients move more easily.

A scientific publisher found serious flaws in a paper that links the medication mifepristone to more emergency room visits.