Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The next 3 months in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are “pivotal,”...

One of the most significant genetic risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s disease is a gene called APOE4, which is carried by almost half of all Alzheimer’s patients. A new study from MIT...

Equipping your kid’s playroom or learning area with an art easel is a must. This multipurpose tool serves as a center for a bunch of activities—from painting to learning—and it doesn’t...

Candid conversations. Katherine Heigl is honest with her daughters about their biological families. Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley’s Adorable Family Naleigh, 12, and Adalaide, 8, have had “more...

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Canada’s challenges in procuring COVID-19 vaccines have led its researchers to look...

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Researchers (BGU) have found for the first time that cigarette smoke toxicity impacts the protective biofilm in the lungs, particularly concerning when paired with COVID-19...

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The number of new COVID-19 cases in children declined for the sixth consecutive week,...

Ask Eric Weaver about pandemics, and he's quick to remind you of a fact that illustrates the fleeting nature of human memory and the proximal nature of human attention: The first pandemic of the...

There’s endless information out there about why sleep is so important to our overall health and wellbeing, and how to get the most out of your rest. But it’s hard to know what’s really...

A Griffith University-led research team has discovered how a therapeutic target common among debilitating neurodegenerative disorders is activated, which could help accelerate drug development. In a study...