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Having access to enough food does not necessarily mean having access to a nutritionally adequate diet.

Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.

Taking Adderall for depression vs. being a cause of it

Research-Backed Ways to Boost Memory Power

A common bacterium found in the mouth and airways may help the lungs better defend themselves against pneumonia, according to new research from the University of Colorado Anschutz.

Heart failure deaths are increasing steadily in the U.S., fueled by a rise in deaths among young and middle-aged adults, a new report says.

Skeletal muscles are capable of regenerating themselves following an injury, a process that depends on muscle stem cells. In healthy resting muscle, these cells are predominantly in a quiescent state. However,...

A study in fruit flies led by researchers at NYU Langone Health has confirmed a long-standing suspicion about how the brain encodes short-term memories.

Intranasal sufentanil-ketamine is fast-acting and appears to be well tolerated and effective at curbing acute pain for pediatric patients in the emergency department, according to a study presented at the annual...

Vaccination against a common respiratory virus during pregnancy lowers the risk of severe disease in babies by 74%, but uptake in many countries remains low, a new review suggests. The report also reveals evidence of...

New research shows the efficacy and safety of hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell anemia at four low-income sites in Africa, with no increase in clinically diagnosed infections.

Receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine before pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of major pregnancy complications, including preterm birth, with a greater reduction in risk seen among women vaccinated...

Three of England's seven NHS genetics laboratories are failing to routinely share vital information about genetic variants in public databases that helps patients with rare diseases access diagnosis and care, an...

Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers. Tennessee and Arkansas are regulating now them.

The World Health Organization says it wants more information on what caused the death of an employee at a Russian plague research lab. Russia says the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin.

Ethan Scott Brown died after being wrongly told he would not be eligible to graduate from the University of Glasgow The family of a student who took his own life after being wrongly told he would not be eligible to...

The ancient disease of plague is back in the headlines after the death this month of a Russian lab worker.

Optogenetic therapy, based on Nobel prize-winning science, involves turning nerve cells on and off using light A type of gene therapy based on Nobel prize-winning science is safe and can partly restore sight in blind...

The 25-year-old trains alone on Planet Fitness treadmills in Ohio and has turned heads for his mind-boggling workouts.

Connecting ideas in creative ways

The cover-up is always worse than the crime

Sometimes it’s easy to lose ourselves in a big group.

Because a good night’s sleep shouldn’t have to feel like a novelty

This deal ends at midnight.

Defending champions Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa return to one of the fastest marathon courses in the world.

NPR Life Kit provides tips to help you reduce your screentime.

Historically, the CDC relied on state health departments' determination of measles deaths. Now, it's working with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to create a clear definition.

A sport psychologist explains how you can train your nervous system for short-form and long-form benefits.

Wave goodbye to dry, chapped lips with these moisturizing Amazon beauty finds.

I tested it for eight months, and it’s still one of my all-time favorite sneakers