Once the stuff of sleepless gamers and skateboarders, energy drinks now promise glowing skin, sharpened focus, and ...

By now, you’ve probably heard that seed oils are the nutritional villain du jour. A recent study takes a more measured, science-forward look at omega-6 fats, asking whether they might actually play a ...

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Once upon a pandemic, Ivermectin was the controversial darling of DIY medicine — hailed as a miracle by some, horse-dewormer ...

She never earned a PhD—but she earned a Nobel Prize. Born shortly after World War I, Gertrude Elion revolutionized modern medicine with the invention of lifesaving drugs, from leukemia treatments to ...

While sleep is universally acknowledged as vital to health, how much we should and do sleep depends heavily on culture, ...

Wine lovers have probably experienced this. When opening a bottle, a smell similar to that of a damp basement or a wet dog ...

Science thrives on challenge, not conformity. Many scientists would agree with that statement, yet they often equate truth with expert consensus, at least when talking to the public. Since scientific ...

Health coaches are seemingly everywhere now. People in the field want to make others healthier and help them establish better ...

The administration’s proposed 2026 budget portends a future where science is no longer a national priority — but an ideological battleground. The damage from even partial implementation could take ...

Scientists at USC are developing a “super-bra” equipped with a high-tech lactation pad that can detect acetaminophen (Tylenol) and other drugs in breast milk. The device isn’t on the market yet, but ...