Your cells are dying. All the time.

Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.

Updated on: October 08,2024

Your cells are dying. All the time.

Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.

Updated on:October 08,2024

A quarter of Americans breathe 'unhealthy air,' report shows

by Robin FosterFew can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.Now, anew reportfrom the Fi

Updated on: March 14,2024

A quarter of Americans breathe 'unhealthy air,' report shows

by Robin FosterFew can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.Now, anew reportfrom the Fi

Updated on:March 14,2024

It's okay to run slowly—in fact it has plenty of benefits, claims research

by Dan Gordon, Jonathan Melville and Matthew Slater,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRunners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to

Updated on: March 23,2024

It's okay to run slowly—in fact it has plenty of benefits, claims research

by Dan Gordon, Jonathan Melville and Matthew Slater,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainRunners are obsessed with time. Amateur or professional, for most avid runners the aim is to

Updated on:March 23,2024

Is melatonin safe for kids?

by Grace van Deelen,Tufts UniversityCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe use of melatonin supplements as a sleep aid for children is becoming more common. The number of children taking melato

Updated on: March 19,2024

Is melatonin safe for kids?

by Grace van Deelen,Tufts UniversityCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe use of melatonin supplements as a sleep aid for children is becoming more common. The number of children taking melato

Updated on:March 19,2024

Curbing coal-burning emissions translates to health gains for children

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResidential heating by coal has for decades been the major contributor to the high levels of air pollu

Updated on: March 19,2024

Curbing coal-burning emissions translates to health gains for children

by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResidential heating by coal has for decades been the major contributor to the high levels of air pollu

Updated on:March 19,2024

What happens to teeth as you age? And how can you extend the life of your smile?

by Arosha Weerakoon,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA healthy smilehelps uslive long, well and happy lives. But justlike our bodies, our teeth succumb to age-

Updated on: March 18,2024

What happens to teeth as you age? And how can you extend the life of your smile?

by Arosha Weerakoon,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA healthy smilehelps uslive long, well and happy lives. But justlike our bodies, our teeth succumb to age-

Updated on:March 18,2024

US teen smoking rates have plummeted, with fewer than 1% now daily smokers

by Ernie MundellThe number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily.Res

Updated on: March 16,2024

US teen smoking rates have plummeted, with fewer than 1% now daily smokers

by Ernie MundellThe number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily.Res

Updated on:March 16,2024

Spain bans flavored heated tobacco products

Credit: Jill Burrow from PexelsSpain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health minis

Updated on: March 23,2024

Spain bans flavored heated tobacco products

Credit: Jill Burrow from PexelsSpain's government on Tuesday approved a decree that bans the sale of flavored heated tobacco products as part of efforts to discourage tobacco use, the health minis

Updated on:March 23,2024

Plates and spoons to tackle malnutrition in Malawi

by Charles Pensulo, SciDev.NetCyclone Freddy devastated Malawi in March 2023, impacting over 2.2 million people and displacing around 600,000 individuals who are now faced with malnutrition. Credit:&n

Updated on: March 16,2024

Plates and spoons to tackle malnutrition in Malawi

by Charles Pensulo, SciDev.NetCyclone Freddy devastated Malawi in March 2023, impacting over 2.2 million people and displacing around 600,000 individuals who are now faced with malnutrition. Credit:&n

Updated on:March 16,2024

Sweet on chocolate? It's what's inside—the cocoa powder—that counts

by Michael Precker,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIt's a headline sure to make people keep reading: Is chocolate good for you?Almost everyone wants the answer to

Updated on: March 18,2024

Sweet on chocolate? It's what's inside—the cocoa powder—that counts

by Michael Precker,American Heart AssociationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIt's a headline sure to make people keep reading: Is chocolate good for you?Almost everyone wants the answer to

Updated on:March 18,2024

Where are the nation's primary care providers? It's not an easy answer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Editors' notesby Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis

Updated on: March 14,2024

Where are the nation's primary care providers? It's not an easy answer

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 Editors' notesby Rae Ellen Bichell, KFF Health NewsCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainClinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their clinic in San Luis

Updated on:March 14,2024

Caffeine: How quitting can benefit your health

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCaffeine is themost consumed psychoactive compoundin the world. Even if you don't drink coffee or tea, you probabl

Updated on: March 16,2024

Caffeine: How quitting can benefit your health

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCaffeine is themost consumed psychoactive compoundin the world. Even if you don't drink coffee or tea, you probabl

Updated on:March 16,2024