A new study by cell biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that an early first pregnancy may protect against breast cancer decades later by preventing age-related changes in ...

Spermatogenesis depends on micronutrients because sperm cells show high sensitivity to oxidative damage caused by their lipid ...

Iranian protester Erfan Soltani reportedly released on bail after execution threat - Soltani was most recently being held at ...

Nearly 23 million extra deaths worldwide by 2030 as aid cuts bite, study says - The findings – published in the influential ...

Many parents hear young daughters asking to remove body hair, often due to social pressure. An expert explains how to cope ...

It would boost funding for community health centers, extend several expiring programs such as special diabetes programs and teaching health centers’ graduate medical education programs, and ...

A Nebraska state senator has switched to the Republican Party after being a Democrat for 40 years. State Senator Mike ...

Following Congress’s repeal of the FDA’s long-standing animal testing requirement, the Environmental Protection Agency is now ...

Study detects flame retardants and carcinogenic plasticizers in baby mattresses, released into the air where they sleep.

A Federal Court of Appeal ruling affirms the federal government’s authority under CEPA to regulate plastic pollution.

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS The roughly 40 million Americans who get their water from a private well are particularly vulnerable ...

Early sexual activity, often defined as initiation before 16, is a risky behaviour associated with many negative social and health outcomes. Sexual norms restricting sex till marriage have declined in ...