It was, the chief federal prosecutor in Manhattan said on Monday, “a case of inviting and paying for foxes in the henhouse.” Three researchers at the New York University School of ... Read more
Just four germs are responsible for most of the severe and fatal diarrhea among the world’s infants, according to a large new study. Diarrhea is a major killer of children, with an estimated ... Read more
There won’t be many book parties when the latest version of the American Psychiatric Association’s official manual of mental disorders, known as the D.S.M.-5, rolls off the presses this week. ... Read more
My mother was a nurse, the old-fashioned kind without a college degree, first in the class of 1935 at the Lenox Hill Hospital School of Nursing in New York City. Her graduation was announced in The New York ... Read more
Q. What can I do to prevent my toenails from thickening and getting deformed? A. In a healthy person with no nail disease, by far the most common cause of thick nails is trauma, usually long-term ... Read more
MONTREAL — In many ways, the Obama administration’s new plan to map the human brain has its origins in the work of Brenda Milner, the neuropsychologist whose detailed observations of an amnesia ... Read more
Our very early ancestors possessed inner ear bones very similar to those of modern humans, researchers are reporting. The finding suggests that hearing sensitivity is one of the oldest features of human ... Read more
How does the Chesapeake Bay spell relief? O-Y-S-T-E-R-S, a new study finds. Like ocean waters around the world, the Chesapeake has become more and more acidic as a result of rising levels of ... Read more
The Kepler Space Telescope is 40 million miles from Earth, which makes sending a repairman difficult. Unlike the Hubble telescope, which was designed to be serviced by astronauts, Kepler was meant to live far ... Read more
OTTAWA — As far as YouTube hits go, Canada’s contribution has not yet approached the popularity of South Korea’s “Gangnam Style.” And perhaps because of the limitations of ... Read more