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Among the more than 60 products included in the recall are the Chipwich Vanilla Chocolate Chip ice cream sandwiches, Jeni’s Mint Chocolate Truffle pie ice cream sandwiches and Hershey’s Cookies …

Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Malte Mueller/fStop/Getty Images A new job, apartment or relationship can all come with a sheen of excitement. But that luster fades after a …

Freelance science writer Sadie Dingfelder is the author of the new book Do I Know You?, which explores human sight, memory and imagination. Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, …

Cicadas are the song of the summer, but this year’s large broods may be especially irritating for people on the autism spectrum who have hearing sensitivity.

During COVID, shortages of tests led to backlogs in getting tested. Experts worry that the U.S. hasn’t learned from those mistakes and wouldn’t be prepared for a major bird flu …

Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eugene Mymrin/Getty Images You don’t have to be a trivia buff to be great at remembering things. Monica Thieu, a four-time Jeopardy! contestant …

An illustration of the human microbiome. The bacteria in our gut may influence our mental health, research finds. MEHAU KULYK/Getty Images/Science Photo Library RF hide caption toggle caption MEHAU KULYK/Getty …

In Brazil, year-round epidemics of what is known as “breakbone fever” are becoming the norm, weighing heavily on healthcare systems and pushing leaders to look for new solutions to combat …

Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Photo illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR You know you need good sleep. Research shows it improves brain performance, enhances physical health and …

Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine say they successfully transplanted a kidney while the patient was awake.