Health

Researchers are finally learning the mechanism behind one of the most prescribed medicines in the U.S., primarily used to treat or prevent type 2 diabetes

We asked a simple question: What’s in kids’ squishy toys? Finding an answer was surprisingly complicated

In a retrospective study, people taking estrogen-only hormone therapy for menopause were less likely to see signs of dementia

This study was originally published in 2024 and was criticized as being misleading by other scientists at the time

This study has been touted by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont as proof of the benefits of a universal, single-payer health care system, but the research hasn’t been peer-reviewed

The vagus nerve is the autonomic nervous system’s highway, connecting every major organ

Doctors used to warn coffee drinkers. Now research reassures them

The president called for the combined measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine to be split into separate shots, despite decades of research showing that the MMR vaccine is safe and effective

This summer has been marked by multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness, with thousands of infections and two deaths arising from cyclosporiasis and hundreds of cases of Salmonella infections

New guidelines say testing sperm for DNA damage could help explain recurrent pregnancy losses

Psychedelic-assisted therapy could open a new path for treating cocaine use disorder, which has no approved medications yet

Scientists analyze an accidental SpaceX impact on the moon as cyberattacks target U.S. water systems and a new mRNA flu vaccine is approved by the FDA