Hypermobile, or double-jointed, individuals may be able to bend their limbs beyond the usual range, a trait that often draws curiosity and even admiration. But for many, such as Chicago-based nurse ...

Investigators evaluated the long-term impact of taxane chemotherapy on patient-reported neuropathy, balance problems, and falls among older breast cancer survivors.

Lincoln Center became a lab for the 2026 Heartbeat Summit. I met the neuroscientists and musicians proving art is medicine. Here's what I'm taking away from it.

As Canada still finds itself in winter’s grip, we should practice extra vigilance to prevent slips and falls on the cold, icy ...

Touch—the first sense to develop in the womb—is fundamental to our bodily experience and our everyday lives. Yet, as the least studied of the five senses, it remains somewhat mysterious at the ...

Dry skin, or xeroderma and xerosis, occurs in 40% to 60% of all adults, especially in winter. It occurs in 70% to 99% of adults aged 60 years of age or older and increases with age.

A team led by HHMI Hanna Gray Fellow Shan Meltzer has created a detailed, cell-by-cell map of the spinal cord that offers a new framework for understanding chronic pain and provides a powerful new ...

Khan, S. and Issa, H. (2026) Uncontrolled Hypothyroidism with Antiphospholipid Syndrome Resulting in Myxedema Psychosis. Open Journal of Psychiatry, 16, 131-138. doi: 10.4236/ojpsych.2026.162010 .

Arsenic Toxicity, Encephalopathy, Seafood, Organic Arsenic, Inorganic Arsenic, Altered Mental Status Johnson, S. (2026) Arsenic Encephalopathy Associated with Excessive Seafood Consumption: A Case ...

President Trump on Wednesday touted the decline in U.S. trade deficit ahead of official data showing a small reduction in the country’s overall balance of trade. In a Wednesday night post on Truth ...

Violent crime fell dramatically in 2025, in what experts expect to be the year with the sharpest drop in homicides in recorded history. The decline, detailed in two recent reports of major U.S. cities ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...