Your blood type could predict your risk of having a stroke before age 60, new study suggests

A person’s blood type may be linked to their risk of having an early stroke, according…

NASA is going back to the moon. What's different this time?

NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Lori Garver, the former deputy administrator of NASA, about the space…

African-Caribbean people with type 1 diabetes more likely to develop kidney disease, study finds

New research confirms that ethnicity is a risk factor for developing kidney disease in people with…

Risk of children orphaned from COVID-19 highest in poorest countries

The risk of children being orphaned per COVID-19 death is highest in the poorest countries and…

'Micro-breaks' from tasks show promise in boosting wellbeing

A review of 22 previously published studies suggests that taking micro-breaks — discontinuing a task for…

Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain

A new study points to possible new treatments for chronic pain with a surprising link to…

The shape of coronavirus affects its transmission, finds study

Scientists have developed the most accurate model yet of how the coronavirus particles rotate, according to…

High folic acid supplementation associated with higher rates of COVID-19 infections and mortality, study finds

A new study that looked at health data from the UK found people with a folic…

Increased use of telehealth for opioid use disorder services during COVID-19 pandemic associated with reduced risk of overdose

The expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with individuals staying in treatment…

Signs of saturation emerge from particle collisions at RHIC

Nuclear physicists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have new evidence that…