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Is the Damage from Smoking Permanent?

Quitting cigarettes can only do a body good, but do former smokers ever fully recover from years of addiction?

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Why Do We Remember Bad Things?

TIME asks MIT professor Matt Wilson why emotionally charged memories stick with us longer than the mundane

How Much Does Animal Testing Tell Us?

New drugs are routinely tested on mice and other animals before humans. But why are some results translatable to humans and some not?

How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

Consultation: Sleep expert Daniel Kripke reviews the research and says 8 hours is not necessarily best for all

Prozac Over the Counter?

TIME asks a prominent bioethicist whether antidepressants should be more widely available

Can Alzheimer's Be Prevented?

Walter Kukull, of the U.S. National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, talks about what causes the disease and how researchers could reduce people's risk

Why U.S. Infants Die Too Often

Infant mortality rates are usually an indicator of a country's overall health. So why are the rates in the U.S. so high?

Do Obese Kids Become Obese Adults?

As the rate of childhood obesity continues to climb, the question is: What is the risk to kids' health in adulthood? The CDC's David Freedman responds

Is an Annual Physical Really Necessary?

One in five Americans dutifully gets a medical check-up every year, but what good is it doing?

Caffeine and Pregnancy: How Risky?

Consultations: Dr. De-Kun Li of Kaiser Permanente on what pregnant women should know about caffeine