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A new study finds that children who are "highly engaged" with superheroes were more likely to be aggressive a year later.

The grim faces of the nation’s opioid epidemic—an overdosing parent slumped in the front seat of a car, mouth agape, with a neglected child in the rear seat—have become too familiar in recent years.

A physical therapist who read about the health benefits of music decided to incorporate it into a session with one of her patients who has Parkinson’s disease, and posted the remarkable results online.

A new technique using stem cells can restore vision in mice that have end-stage eye disease, a condition that is thought to bring irreversible vision loss.

After a sixth grader was being bullied for shaving his head in support of his grandfather, who has cancer, the school’s principal stepped in and volunteered to lose his locks too.

After animal control officers rescued two neglected dogs in Georgia, the pair are now inseparable.

A 3-year-old North Dakota boy is just one of 40 children worldwide with a rare, muscle-wasting disease, but it didn’t stop him from participating in a half marathon with his dad.

Every day, a slew of previously healthy people experience chest pains and go to the emergency room.

As we get older, our brain cells show changes, and now a new study finds that certain changes happen so reliably that by themselves they can reveal a person's age.

Some New York City doctors woo patients via subway advertisements and glowing features in fashion magazines.

Women who may get pregnant - whether planned or unplanned - should take a daily folic acid supplement to prevent neural tube defects like spina bifida, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Seniors with memory problems and related attention and decision-making issues may struggle with driving tasks, according to a Canadian study.

A man in China's central Henan province has become the latest person reported to have died this winter from H7N9 bird flu, the state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday citing local health authorities.

A quick scroll through Instagram may leave you with the impression that full lips are in style at this very moment, but a new scientific analysis of fashion models says that the trend is surprisingly absent.

Ultrarunner Jason Romero is legally blind, suffering from a degenerative eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa that gives him tunnel vision.

Banish these behav.iors to make 2017 the year you finally move up the ladder 1. YOUR EMAIL ETIQUETTE SUCKS.

It's not your imagination.

The grueling, intense pain that comes along with labor is something pregnant women are warned about and told to prepare for and fear.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 91 Americans die from opioid overdoses every day.

Machine learning is helping doctors diagnose things like genetic disorders, Alzheimer's, and autism faster than ever before.