Transgender people get greater mental health benefits if they start gender-affirming hormone treatment when they’re teens instead of waiting until they’re adults, a new study…
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Everyone knows cleaner air means healthier bodies, but new research suggests it might also help aging minds. “Our study is important because it is one…
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Hands-on learning can be fun, and new research suggests that it works as well as more traditional teaching methods. Known as “guided play,” the technique…
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A few hours of exercise a week may help slow Parkinson’s disease, even if it’s just moderate activity such as walking or gardening, a new…
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Is your teen staring at their smartphone all day? There’s many things parents can do to protect kids from the potentially negative effects of social…
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Wildfires and rising temperatures are exposing more and more Americans to an air pollution double-whammy of smoke and smog, a new study warns. Researchers found…
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A drug used to treat several types of cancer is also an effective treatment for aggressive forms of endometrial cancer, the second most common cancer…
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Americans should avoid travel to Canada due to “very high” levels of COVID-19 cases in that country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Secondhand vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmful to others, causing bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath in young bystanders, a new study reports. Secondhand exposure…
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For several years, a leading U.S. pediatricians’ group has called for middle and high schools to start later in the morning, to help these young…
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Chloe Jo Davis is a vocal advocate for breastfeeding. The Wilton, Conn.-based writer breastfed her three sons for years to make sure they reaped all…
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In an effort to keep kids in classrooms, the White House announced Wednesday that 10 million free coronavirus tests will be provided to schools around…
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