Coconut oil has long had a place in kitchens and beauty products, but researchers are now making a serious case for putting it in jet engines. New research found that aviation biofuel made from ...

Most people assume more time at the gym means more benefit. A major new study published in Cell Reports Medicine complicates that idea. Three minutes of all-out effort, spread across six 30-second ...

A month of skipping meat and dairy might do more than change what’s on the menu. It may leave a lasting impression on the body’s DNA. A new study in the journal MedComm found that after four weeks on ...

Researchers built a tiny device that fits inside an existing maintenance port in the belly of a Boeing 737 and demonstrated, on a genuine Boeing 737 test setup, that it could alter the flight ...

Horses are masters of disguise when it comes to pain. As prey animals, they evolved to hide signs of suffering around potential threats, including the humans tasked with caring for them. That ...

A popular way to unwind after a long day may come with a hidden cost. A new study published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia found that adults who reported frequent TV watching in the late 1980s ...

Research led by Li-Lin Liang, PhD (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Chen-Te Hsu, PhD, MPH (National Taiwan University of Sport) Standing on one leg for up to 30 seconds sounds like a party ...

Nearly four out of ten fifth-graders in a large California study said they had needed mental health care, going by their own answers about whether they got help from a counselor when they needed it.

Growing up in a stressful environment doesn’t only leave emotional scars. Scientists have discovered, in mice, that early hardship can leave lasting molecular changes in the brain, priming it to ...

Drinking during pregnancy remains relatively uncommon in the United States, but new federal survey data suggest it has become more common since 2011, and the riskiest drinking patterns are climbing ...