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Evidence Researchers have been chasing the dream of a cancer vaccine for decades This briefing follows the paper trail behind a familiar headline: Researchers have been chasing the dream of a cancer... Evidence The penguins that perished lived on the Danger Islands in Antarctica The quick version is easy to repeat; the useful version takes longer. The penguins that perished lived on the Danger... Evidence A new study from AARP shows caregivers' out-of-pocket costs rose about 60% in the last five years Start with the practical version of the story: A new study from AARP shows caregivers' out-of-pocket costs rose... Evidence The current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 Health reporting often compresses a long chain of decisions into one sentence. The current outbreak, first identified... Evidence Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be The story is easier to follow when it is broken into the forces that produced it: Lab studies have shown that... Evidence Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the outbreak spreads across the region The quick version is easy to repeat; the useful version takes longer. Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola... Evidence Health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey talks with Ailsa Chang about her new podcastYour Start with the practical version of the story: Health and science correspondent Allison Aubrey talks with Ailsa Chang... Evidence A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits This dispatch is built around a single thread: A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the... Evidence Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions The quick version is easy to repeat; the useful version takes longer. Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it... Evidence The ancient disease of plague is back in the headlines after the death this month of a Russian lab A useful way into this subject is to treat the headline as a starting point rather than a verdict: The ancient disease... Evidence New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in The story is easier to follow when it is broken into the forces that produced it: New research looks at the surprising... Evidence The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals and The quick version is easy to repeat; the useful version takes longer. The new field of "smoke ecology&quot... Evidence While scientists have a decent understanding of how sauna and other forms of heat exposure Every health story arrives wrapped in a policy debate. While scientists have a decent understanding of how sauna and... Evidence Worried about stumbling before a high-stakes event, like a race or a job interview? Psychologist This briefing follows the paper trail behind a familiar headline: Worried about stumbling before a high-stakes event... Evidence Origin Genomics aims to prove that the potential benefits of its technology for editing The dispatch begins with a question that keeps returning to clinics, labs and households: Origin Genomics aims to prove... Evidence Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer, but new developments are shifting what the future might Health reporting often compresses a long chain of decisions into one sentence. Lung cancer is still the top cancer...