Currently, the practice is entirely unregulated, and doctors want to keep it that way.

Researchers have found the process of learning to walk continues through adulthood, and growth spurts can disrupt that process.

Social media is inherently hierarchical and people don't "follow down."

Eighth graders who media multitasked more often scored lower on cognitive exercises and state exams.

More than half of elderly hip-fracture patients told researchers that their doctors did not inform them about treatments for osteoporosis.

Young girls who consumed high quantities of saturated fat, as well as low quantities of unsaturated fats, had a higher percentage of dense breast tissue during early adulthood, a risk factor for breast cancer.

Women who took pregabalin, "Lyrica," during pregnancy were three times more likely to have a child with birth defects

Researchers have made a discovery regarding the cause of Type 1 diabetes.

Surrogate decision-makers often hold fundamentally different beliefs about the patients’ prognoses than their doctors, based on hope.

Alcohol abuse damages all of the major organs, including the pancreas, which can lead to long-term digestive issues.

Alcohol is one of the most dangerous substances available, despite the fact that it is legal.

Research shows automobile side windows block significantly less UV-A radiation than windshields do.