Once dismissed as just snoring, sleep apnea is now emerging as an early warning sign for serious conditions like Alzheimer’s, heart disease, and depression.

Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are six times more at risk for the sleeping disorder. Now scientists are studying them in hopes of finding remedies beyond the CPAP machine.

Stress, isolation, and uncertainty appear to have caused the brain to age quicker for those who lived through the crisis.

On July 31, WIRED’s global editorial director discusses the world of wellness—and beyond—with WIRED reporters.

The US almost lost its measles elimination status once. Lessons from that episode suggest it will be more difficult to avoid doing so now.

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that form them turn over within days, weeks, or months?

Clinical trials have shown that six-monthly injections of lenacapavir are almost 100 percent protective against becoming infected with HIV. But big questions remain over the drug’s affordability.

President Donald Trump has supported use of asbestos in the past and blamed the mob for its bad reputation.

In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors was not unconstitutional—the first case of its kind on which the court has ruled.

So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill.

Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects.

NB.1.8.1 has mutations that could increase the virus’s transmissibility and decrease the efficacy of certain neutralizing antibodies against it.