A study found symptoms of pediatric dry-eye disease were more common among frequent smartphone users.
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Can’t remember what you were just thinking about? A new study amends our understanding of how memory works.
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New research suggests that brain areas involved in recognizing faces grow as children develop and that the growth spurt may heighten our face-recognition faculties.
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And the benefits of your taking notes during a therapy session. Excerpts from an interview with psychologist Nando Pelusi.
The Puerto Rico teen wanted to become a doctor. She got pregnant, contracted the fearsome virus and spent eight months not knowing if her unborn would suffer its ravages.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is investing as much as $140 million to support development of a tiny implantable drug pump it believes could help prevent people in sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere from becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
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A recent study of stereotypes of foreigners shows just how wrong they can be.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to enroll 50,000 people in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act by the end of next year, a move officials said would save the city’s cash-strapped hospital system $40 million a year.
GlaxoSmithKline’s ViiV Healthcare announced positive phase-three trial results for its new HIV drug in a dual-drug regimen, supporting the company’s audacious bet that it can shift the treatment orthodoxy away from three-drug combinations.
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Research on the feeling of awe shows that while we feel less egotistical, we have a greater sense of well-being, Alison Gopnik says.
Certain uses of general anesthesia may harm children’s brain development, the FDA warns.
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Fear of the Zika virus and a shorter life expectancy weighed on Americans this year. But new genetic tools and some surprising benefits of screen time brightened the picture.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs overprescribed painkillers for battle injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder. Now there aren’t enough resources for vets struggling with addiction.
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How Paul Kalanithi’s widow helped turn his memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air,” into a bestseller.
The French winemaker behind E. Guigal makes time with his wife with a waltz and a tango.
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Dr. Henry Heimlich, the surgeon who created the lifesaving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims, died early on Saturday. He was 96 years old.
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New research offers insight into neural developments in the first few months of life—and highlights the peculiar evolutionary strategy that allows us to have such big brains.
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