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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories are ubiquitous in marathoning and ultrarunning because they work—but at a cost, experts warn ...

Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the ...

The hemoglobin A1C test measures average blood glucose levels over three months, providing critical insights into diabetes ...

Harvard University is providing seven free online courses in data science, each running for eight to nine weeks and requiring ...

A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.

The Trump administration’s America First Investment Policy has the virtue of conceptual clarity but provides little hope of effective implementation. U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at ...

A baby's babbling may sound like nonsense, but it's actually an extended act of trial-and-error learning. As babies produce ...

New research suggests genetics may account for up to half of a person’s lifespan, a larger role than previously estimated ...

A paper published in Biology Methods and Protocols, indicates that a new computational method may help researchers identify ...

In the ongoing effort to determine just how much of who we are is preordained by our genetic code, heritability, a statistical measurement of how much variation in a trait can be attributed to genetic ...

A significant amount of psychological distress can occur in a considerable portion of women undergoing an unscheduled cesarean delivery.