Fitness

Operations after noon have fewer bad outcomes

What are the most common causes of hair loss? House Call Doctor weighs in with the top ten causes

Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago and author of On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears, talks about our enduring fascination with monsters.

There must also be a clear national dialogue on what healthy balanced diet looks like

Jellyfish exhibit signs of a sleep state, which could mean that sleep predates the evolutionary development of central nervous systems.

When we return to a topic where the research has advanced, our visual explanations need to be updated accordingly

A lot of patient-run websites insist that eliminating gluten is essential for treating thyroid disease. What's the evidence to support this advice?

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded today to Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms.

Three U.S. scientists share the 2017 award

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2017 was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young for discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms.

Many physicians are advocating a simpler approach to treating lower back pain: exercise

The placenta does a whole lot more than just ferry oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and take away wastes and carbon dioxide