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A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good ...

Winning admission into the University of California’s most competitive majors — including computer science, engineering and business — is about as likely as hitting a home run your first time at bat.

In the early 1990s, Katalin Karikó was obsessed with an idea most of her fellow scientists dismissed: Could messenger RNA, or ...

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Nearly one-third of sharks are threatened with extinction, mostly due to fishing. While mandated releases are helpful, researchers discovered that they aren't enough to stabilize shark populations.

As poultry companies weigh cost and efficiency with higher animal welfare standards, research comparing conventional and slow ...

Numerous studies have found vitamin A is effective in reducing the severity of measles, including lowering mortality rates.

To take full advantage of the latest science of wellness, the U.S. will have to treat a different kind of disease: social inequality ...

Louisiana consistently ranks among the worst states for education, and the state's literacy rate is considered low. Here's ...