Health

Aging and Alzheimer’s leave the brain starved of energy. Now scientists think they’ve found a way to aid the brain’s metabolism — in mice. PM Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

In this photo illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy in California during an outbreak in 2015. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images …

Skateboarding women of Bolivia wear Indigenous garb to pay homage to the strength of their mothers and grandmothers. Their motto: When you fall, you have the power to get back …

Skills on Wheels, an Indiana University program, features a carnival where participants can play games, eat food, and connect with manufacturers for free wheelchair repairs. Elizabeth Gabriel/Side Effects Public Media …

We catch up with Sahat Zia Hero, a winner last year of the Nansen Refugee Award for “outstanding work” helping displaced people. He is still making pictures: “This is a …

We follow up on one of the big stories of recent days: the listeria outbreak. Inspection reports show myriad problems at the Boar’s Head deli meat factory where the outbreak …

We follow up on one of the big stories of recent days: the listeria outbreak. Inspection reports show myriad problems at the Boar’s Head deli meat factory where the outbreak …

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event in Potterville, Mich., on Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP After confusion over …

Mina al-Najar, who is almost 3, received a liver transplant in April and needs surgery for complications. Her parents believed she was on an evacuation list but that turned out …

A nurse administers polio vaccine drops to a young Palestinian patient at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday amid the ongoing conflict between …