Health

A new study by Tufts University found that second-grade students who read aloud to therapy dogs had better attitudes about reading and improved literacy....Read More

University of Maryland researchers have identified a common, inexpensive and safe antioxidant that may help slow the aging process in human skin....Read More

Scientists have modified the antibiotic vancomycin to make it much more effective against so called “superbugs” that are resistant to the drugs....Read More

Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new Self-Report Ergonomic Assessment Tool, or SEAT, to measure how much stress computer programs cause....Read More

A study has found that women living in segregated white communities are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer....Read More

If you wind up in the ER, chances are your doctors have no clue what the tests and treatments they order will cost, a new study finds....Read More

Climate change may cost major cities more than double what it will in other areas due to something called the “urban heat island effect,” researchers contend....Read More

A new study found lawn mower injuries in children are more common than previously thought — with up to 4,800 children injured each year by lawn mowers....Read More

Teen births continue to decline in the United States, as officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report a 9 percent drop from 2013 to 2014....Read More

Researchers at Queen Mary University in London have found significant evidence that particulate matter from diesel pollution can cause heart damage....Read More