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Nurturing your gut microbiome can go hand in hand with nurturing your social community, with health benefits all around.
Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.
A pediatric urologist explains how the bladder and the brain communicate to wake you up when you need to ‘go’ – and how that communication might break down.
The imposition of fines and fees on people unable to pay has had a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino communities.
Detecting and tracking motion is key to survival. The ability to extract auditory information from a noisy environment changes when your brain isn’t wired to rely on vision.
Weight loss and diabetes drugs target regulatory pathways involved in metabolism that the microbes in your gut and certain molecules from food already play a key role in regulating.
Apple’s phenomenal success and the field of user experience design can be traced back to the launch of the Macintosh personal computer.
Donald Trump says he’s being politically persecuted, like Russian democracy martyr Alexei Navalny, who died while in a Russian prison on Feb. 16. A scholar says there’s no comparison between the men.
Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students with healthier food than is available cheaply elsewhere. Plus, reducing stigma increases the number of kids getting fed.
Most infection prevention guidelines center on the hospital environment rather than the patient. But the source of antibiotic-resistant microbes is often from the patient’s own body.
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
For Brits, ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ evokes nostalgia for a vanished, golden age. But Americans experience it as a stirring sendoff into a hopeful future.
Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the US than in younger ones.
An information scientist explains that while Google’s AI Overviews and other AI search tools may look enticing, you shouldn’t rely on them to fill all your search needs.
Tap water is just one of the ways people are exposed to PFAS.
Your upper intestine is host to a distinct population of microbes that play a role in digestion, metabolism and immunity.
Whether you’re a reporter, a teacher or a nurse, it’s becoming more difficult to find meaning in your work.
Did you experience the rush of people expressing conspiracy theories and rumors on social media in the immediate aftermath of the shooting?
Outside fighters are not merely mercenaries – they are participants in a deeply rooted, historically complex struggle for resources.
Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery by optimizing the cell’s powerhouses.
Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a computer.
Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report shows it doesn’t have to happen.
Your gut microbes have a lot to say about how many calories you consume and how effectively your body metabolizes them.
Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure? Researchers developed new metrics to provide better answers.
The first wind phone appeared in Japan in 2010, and the concept has since spread around the world.
What is seditious conspiracy, which is among the most serious crimes Trump pardoned?
Savannah women brings hope and help with new Maternal Mental Health app
Amazon to close 7 warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec and eliminate 1,700 jobs
House prepares to pass immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign
Lewis Hamilton says driving a Ferrari F1 car for first time was 'exciting and special'
The head of a federal agency for consumers has packed up his office. But will Trump fire him?
Meagan Good says goodbye to 'Harlem,' hello to her future with Jonathan Majors
K-9's retirement party was everything a dog could want
Why some Instagram users aren’t able to unfollow Trump and JD Vance