Wild Chimps Shown to Undergo Menopause for the First Time
Postreproductive life was once thought to be confined to humans and a couple of toothed whales, but some wild chimpanzees experience it, too
Postreproductive life was once thought to be confined to humans and a couple of toothed whales, but some wild chimpanzees experience it, too
Researchers have documented that social media can harm teens
Flemmie Pansy Kittrell, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nutrition in 1936, showed the importance of good health and developed a program that became the model for Head Start
A recent study found that Hurricane Ian led to a spike in cases of vibriosis, a life-threatening illness caused by water-borne Vibrio bacteria
While spicy food can cause pain, it isn’t linked to higher mortality rates
New research offers insight into how rain and thunderstorms break up and spread respiratory irritants, such as pollen, fungal spores and pollutants
It's a global pandemic. The year is not 2020 but 1918, and Harriet Jane Lawrence is developing a vaccine against the deadliest influenza outbreak the world has ever seen
A unique U.S. strain of leishmaniasis has just been reported
Recent studies evaluate risks associated with drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro
Research on what makes people willing to donate organs shows how to motivate many of the unvaccinated this fall
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