Health & Science

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The research is the latest effort in a decades-long quest to understand the inherited component of sexuality.

First we look at the fires burning in the Amazon -how they started, the response, and the impact on climate change. Then, we discuss threats to U.S. forests.

More teens and young adults — particularly girls and young women — are reporting being depressed and anxious, compared with comparable numbers from the mid-2000s.

Work with the doctor to set a plan of action, so everyone breathes easier. That may include eliminating triggers in the home, a not-always-simple task.

Two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon due to exceeding the allowable bacteria threshold, state officials said.

Elise Schiller lost her daughter to a heroin overdose while she was in treatment. Now she's speaking out about opioid use disorder and the holes in the US treatment system.

A geriatrician's lawsuit has New Jersey's aid in dying law on hold. It's part of a long fight over similar laws across the country.

It’s hard to measure lung function in children 5 and younger, but some doctors now argue there’s no excuse for not knowing for sure.

Here's advice about the best ways to communicate with their children about weight and support their health.

The olfactory prowess of detection dogs is becoming an important tool in the fight against invasive plants and insects.

Total mortality rose 26% in Philadelphia during 10 scorching days in July 1993, with mortality from cardiovascular disease nearly doubling.

There have been more than 70,000 fires in Brazil so far this year, mostly in the Amazon, and about half of which have ignited in just the past month.

Scientific material requires the brain to process complex relations between concepts, between ideas, a Penn State researcher says.

Weight Watchers new app for kids has been criticized for possibly harming users self-esteem. We'll talk about how to teach kids healthy habits and a positive body image.