

Science Mar 04

At least 50 children are in remission because of a breakthrough treatment that engineers the body’s own immune system to fight cancer.
By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science
Health May 24

Neurobiologist Frances Jensen explores the biochemical imperatives that make teenagers and young adults so emotional and unpredictable, as well as leaving them more vulnerable to addiction and mental disorders.
By Julia Scott, KQED
Health May 16

Digital addictions are not official mental disorders. But researchers see the same patterns in digital addictions as in other substance abuse.
By Lesley McClurg, KQED Science
Health Nov 28

Since Donald Trump’s election, LGBT health advocates have been holding their breath to see who the president-elect will pick for the cabinet-level position of secretary of Health and Human Services.
By Anne-christine d’Adesky, KQED Future of You

By Jon Brooks, KQED Future of You
Henrietta Lacks was a poor African-American woman whose cells have been used in scientific research for decades. Her story has been told in a best-selling book — and now an awesome middle school rap video.
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