The microbes that take hold in our bodies during early life have long-term effects on our brain health. Helen Thomson ...

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Misty Copeland retires from American Ballet Theatre after a groundbreaking career, honored for breaking barriers and ...

Folate, or vitamin B9, is particularly important during times of rapid growth, such as pregnancy and adolescence. Eating certain fruits can help you get enough of this nutrient.

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After my baby was whisked away to the NICU, I couldn’t stop replaying bad memories. A year and a half later, I was ready to ...

New research from Rice University suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, ...

University of Sheffield and University College London researchers have made the first successful detection of estrogen, ...

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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

What are some animals that give birth to huge numbers of offspring at once?” (Watch a female sea urchin produce millions of eggs.) The mola, or ocean sunfish, looks like an animal cracker someone bit ...