MEDICINE

They have remarkably similar symptoms, but doctors say there are a few ways to tell them apart.

In the largest study of its kind, researchers offer a major step forward in how we understand depression.

Mindfulness can help reduce anxiety in just one session, new research suggests.

This could change the way we treat the condition.

From getting naked to going to the bathroom, people have been willing to do some unexpected activities in MRIs in the name of science.

Why you should always answer the urge to go with the flow.

They call it the interstitium.

Ata has never been an alien, but she's always been an enigma.

Diabetes is ultimately a hormone problem—and the odds are pretty good that you know someone with the condition.

The Thomy kit makes a hard process a little easier.

Washing your hands to ward off infection is a surprisingly recent phenomenon.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu—British aristocrat, feminist, and writer—was largely responsible for the adoption of inoculation against smallpox in England.