Health

One woman’s viral roadmap from fear to learning to growth.

A thorough understanding of anxious personality traits could lead to targeted therapies.

The key to raising indistractable kids is to first determine why they’re distracted.

Sheltering at home is anti-instinctual behavior. Yet doing so saves lives.

Prior to COVID-19, 45% of people with intellectual disabilities reported feeling lonely.

With the right technology, we can continue to “flatten the curve,” even as we venture out of our homes.

According to researchers at Washington State University, the answer is yes.

An overabundance of this particular protein make mice anxious and is found in human OCD patients.

If confirmed, that’s 10 times the official number of infected New Yorkers.

Human-challenge trials are not without risk, but they could speed up the process.

If a patient requires a ventilator, a new study finds they have a low chance of survival.

Men take longer to clear COVID-19 from their systems; a male-only coronavirus repository may be why.

Humans are woefully unaware of their olfactory sense. That’s the reality we’ve been sold.

A bipartisan group of economists, technology and public health experts, and ethicists developed a three-part plan to swiftly and safely reopen the American economy. Could it work?

A new study on rats suggests that using marijuana as an adolescent “reprograms the initial behavioral, molecular, and epigenetic response to cocaine.”

Two new studies shed light on the road ahead.

This unsettling simulation shows how mucus-mist can rapidly spread in a grocery store.

The changes in brain structure aren’t the only bodily changes caused by zero gravity.

Thankfully, there are ways to combat mental and physical fatigue, even in isolation.

In his new book, “The Wedge,” Scott Carney tests the boundaries of human resilience.

A recent clinical trial in Brazil highlights the dangers of two potential COVID-19 treatments: chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine.

New research suggests anti-vaxxers overestimate all problems associated with mortality.

The smart toilet can analyze urine and stool samples for disease markers and can even recognize an individual user’s “analprint”.

Researchers argue that most coronavirus infections around the world go undetected.

Johann Hari knows that mental health is really a social issue.

Gyms and fitness centers are closed, but your living room is always open.

How can we promote the creation of new neurons – and why is it so important?

Central banks face a Herculean task to keep economies right-side up.

A new study from Singapore found that intermittent fasting increases neurogenesis.

None of us know where this is heading, but we can still learn from the moment.