Jessica Firger

A professor is testing artificial skin that can mimic human properties and potentially be utilized by amputees and skin graft patients to improve their quality of life.

Just in time for mosquito season, the National Institutes of Health is launching a multi-site study of a vaccine that may protect against the mosquito-borne virus.

The report came a day after Donald Trump issued new measures to roll back the Obama administration's anti–climate change policies.

Mastectomy patients are increasingly opting for colorful ink to reclaim their bodies.

The EPA chief says carbon dioxide is not a primary contributor to global warming.

A new report from the CDC suggests the mosquito-borne virus has spiked the risk of births with microcephaly and related defects.

The report also confirms that white, middle-aged adults are being hit hardest by the opioid epidemic.

A new report finds roughly three-quarters of products marketed specifically to black women contain high quantities of hazardous chemicals such as parabens and formaldehyde.

Vasalgel is non-hormonal form a birth control that appears to be just as effective as vasectomy, and it's reversible.

A new report finds Obamacare gets high marks in conservative states where more low-income individuals now have health insurance.

Researchers stimulated the regrowth of teeth in mice.

While President Trump took the oath of office, researchers took to Twitter to tout the marvels of scientific innovation.

The president-elect is a fascinating study in the power of nonverbal forms of communication.

Exercise binges provide the same health benefits as shorter bouts of physical activity throughout the week, according to a new study.

In January, finding love is like joining a gym. Happy New Year!

For some, the time-honored Christmas tradition is a welcome distraction from the incoming administration.

The person manning your flight home this holiday season may very well have a history of suicidal thoughts.

All the movies that made 2016 slightly less terrible.

It was a great year for weed and gravitational waves.

Many Americans think gun violence won't ever personally touch their lives. The likelihood of knowing someone who has been shot is now more than 99 percent.

With the aid of an Oculus Rift 2 virtual reality headset, physicians can see any life-threatening mass blocking the airway.

The popularity of cryotherapy is growing, despite risks of asphyxiation, frostbite and severe burns.

Under Obamacare, health insurance companies are mandated to provide free birth control to all women who request it. But under Trump, that may change.

The patch is the size of a quarter and delivers small amounts of peanut protein through the skin.

Donald Trump will be headed to the White House, but election results show Hillary Clinton may have been favored by more voters.

Food giants are hustling to develop palatable products low in short-chain carbohydrates to ease the burden of digestive disorders.

A cow can produce 30 to 60 liters of antibodies per month. Humans, on the other hand, are not as industrious.

A toddler really shouldn't know how to operate a smartphone.

More and more clinics are offering transgender protocols for children, which critics say is dangerous.

The same clicks and swipes that encourage the spread of STDs can also help prevent them.