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The incidence of cerebral palsy in premature babies may be reduced by giving mothers magnesium sulfate, a common delivery-room drug, according to a new study

Antibodies are a tricky thing. Some confer protection for years, some a lifetime. To help explain, Eric Altschuler discusses new findings about the 1918 pandemic flu virus

Patients with diverticular disease are commonly advised to avoid nuts, popcorn and seeds, but one study questions whether there's really a link

The main predictor of suicide attempts among Asian Americans may be family conflict, according to an analysis by University of California, Davis, psychologists

Anti-doping expert Werner Franke discusses whether clean athletes can ever really compete with cheaters, and the chances of catching a doper

Insurance companies and hospital administrators like evidence-based research. For doctors and patients, sometimes it's more complicated

To help stem the spread of the HIV epidemic, public health officials are making a renewed effort to reach out to closeted gay men in oppressive societies

A new study suggests that avid runners enjoy better health than non-exercisers - and that the benefits endure for years

Some researchers have speculated that women are physically better suited to run longer distances faster than men. A sports scientist discusses the possibility

A new report calls for a nationwide standard on restaurant cleanliness, and for access to each establishment's grade

A new plan by English schools to keep parents informed about their children's weight draws fire for being too soft

Western drug makers are increasingly outsourcing human clinical drug trials - and India is getting the lion's share of the market. Is it putting millions at risk?

An outbreak of Oyster Herpes virus type 1 has lovers of the salty delicacy crying

Tom Perls, an aging expert at Boston University, explains why women live five to 10 years longer than men

A new report warns that half the world's primate species face extinction. Here's a look at some of the most threatened

Global warming is a slow, imperceptible process. On a tour of Greenland's glaciers, a TIME reporter almost sees it happening

Researchers say that hormonal birth control for men is as possible and safe as the Pill for women, but the pharmaceutical industry says there's no market

Researchers create the first nerve cells out of reprogrammed stem cells, using a technique that bypasses the destruction of embryos

In a field of inquiry that has yielded much disappointment, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease announce some hopeful news

A new study indicates that warmer oceans can lead to a severe over-proportion of males in some species, posing a risk of extinction

Preliminary studies of mice suggest that our willingness to exercise - or not - may be genetic