Cancer warnings similar to those seen on cigarette boxes may soon come to alcohol cans and bottles. On Friday, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new advisory outlining the direct link ...

Studies of neural metabolism reveal our brain’s effort to keep us alive and the evolutionary constraints that sculpted our most complex organ. You’ve just gotten home from an exhausting day. All you ...

Many occasionally enjoy drinking alcohol, thinking it is not likely to harm in the long run, as excess can have substantial negative effects on the body and well-being. However, it remains confusing ...

Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers in younger people, but that has brought a debate over whether many cases ever needed to be found. By Gina Kolata The statistics are incontrovertible: ...

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Tiffany Bruce spends every day, all day, thinking about pain. Her own, yes, ...

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To maintain your current lifestyle after you retire, you'll need to replace about 80% of your pre-retirement income. Few Americans' nest eggs are large enough at retirement for them to do that ...

Almost from the moment it was created in 1979, the U.S. Department of Education has faced calls for its elimination from conservatives, who have argued that it gives the federal government too much ...