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Key neurons make you feel sluggish when you’re sick

We tend to eat, drink, and move less when we feel sick. A new study in mice uncovers brain cells that control these “sickness behaviors.”

New research uncovers, at an unprecedented level of detail and precision, how the brain processes visual images.

Many stores in New Jersey will sell tobacco products to underage customers, even when they use a driver’s license that shows they’re under 21.

NASCAR used leaded fuel for years after it was phased out. That gave researchers a chance to look at airborne lead’s impact during pregnancy.

NASCAR used leaded fuel for years after it was phased out. That gave researchers a chance to look at airborne lead’s impact during pregnancy.

Bacteria and fungi can join forces to form “superorganisms” that sprout “limbs” to walk and leap across teeth, researchers have discovered.

With pumpkin season getting into full swing, here are tips you should know to keep yourself and your family safe.

Overcrowding at emergency departments in the US has reached crisis levels, putting patients at risk. The COVID-19 pandemic made things worse.

Researchers find no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine increases the risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Data sources that “teach” AI could amplify and worsen disparities in health care, says law professor Nicholson Price.