Learning to play a musical instrument helps fine-tune kids’ brains, researchers say. In a new study, 40 children (aged 10 to 13) performed memory and attention tasks while their brain activity was monitored with functional MRI. This...

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Could Reach 233,000 by End of October: CDC Americans Washing Hands More Often Dual Coronavirus-Flu Vaccine to Start Human Trials Mask Mandates, Business Closures Led to 75% Drop in Coronavirus Infections in Arizona Women More Likely to Take...

The type of heating coil used in an e-cigarette and the amount of voltage sent through it could be contributing to vaping-related lung injuries, a new animal study contends. Laboratory rats suffered lung injuries when exposed to...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Wednesday that it is seeking emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental antibody cocktail given to President Donald Trump shortly after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Hours before...

As the struggle against racism continues to simmer across the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics took a hard look at racial gaps in health care for children during its recent annual meeting. “We know racism...

You may think your dog is gazing lovingly at your face, but a new study suggests that’s not the case. Hungarian researchers say dogs’ brains may not process faces the same way human brains do. Faces are...

New England Journal of Medicine Says Trump Should Be Voted Out for Handling of Pandemic Hawaii Eases Tourist Restrictions Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

After starting a drug that’s officially approved to treat a type of blood cancer, a young man with type 1 diabetes was able to stop using insulin. He’s been off insulin since August 2018 — more than...

Black people who have a strong sense of psychological well-being may have better heart health, a new study indicates. It suggests that feelings of optimism and a sense of purpose and control — hallmarks of psychosocial resilience...

Everyone agrees about the good news — folks whose asthma is spurred on by allergies don’t appear to have an increased risk of life-threatening illness if they contract COVID-19. “Asthma has not risen as one of the...