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Why does medicine taste bad?
Medicines help us recover from illness, but sometimes they taste gross. Why is that?
Is acetaminophen safe in pregnancy? Here's what the science says.
In a recent announcement, President Trump warned that the active ingredient in Tylenol may be linked to autism. Here's what the data really shows.
Scientists are unraveling the link between pollution and psoriasis
Researchers are uncovering how air pollution can trigger and worsen psoriasis, a chronic skin disease affecting millions worldwide.
What's the hottest temperature the human body can endure?
Researchers believe there's an upper limit to the temperature the human body can withstand — but many people could face deadly health problems before reaching that threshold.
'Groundbreaking' gene therapy is first treatment for Huntington's disease to slow the condition
Results from a three-year trial suggest an experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease can slow the progression of the deadly condition by 75%.
In 'Secrets of the Brain,' Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us human
In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new light on human cognition.
Dangers of falling birth rates in the US have been 'dramatically overstated,' experts say
Opinion While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.
Abandoning daylight saving time could prevent over 300,000 stroke cases a year in the US, study claims
Springing forward by an hour each March knocks the circadian rhythm out of alignment. A new model of the chronic health impacts argues for scrapping it entirely.
