Almost half (45%) of Romanian parents working abroad will not spend the Easter holidays in the country with their children, while 38% say they will come home for Easter, most of them because of money, ...

A baffling overdose death took investigators to the frontier of ultra-potent synthetic drugs. The clues were hauntingly ...

Every year, we speak fewer words than we did the year before, evoking both the "loneliness epidemic" and our shrinking ...

Introduction Suicide is a major public health concern among youth in Canada and worldwide. The most rapid increases in suicidal ideation, self-harm, and suicide attempts have been observed among ...

Fear of dementia is rising almost as fast as the condition itself. And where fear grows, so does a market promising protection. Among the most popular offerings is Ginkgo biloba, a centuries-old ...

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, ...

As more adults cut off their parents, a researcher calls for closer scrutiny of causes and effects, and suggests paths to ...

Introduction Genomic testing allows for the identification of disease-causing genetic variants and may also reveal secondary ...

A new report finds that young Indians are more educated than ever, that gender- and caste-based gaps have narrowed, and that ...

A study of dozens of headphones found trace amounts of harmful chemicals in all of them, but manufacturers say they’re following the rules. A study of dozens of headphones found trace amounts of ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu. Asteroid particles offer a glimpse into the chemical ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...