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Could it be that when Ludwig van Beethoven composed some of the greatest masterpieces of all time that he was...

For up to one in five Americans over age 65, getting older brings memory and thinking problems- along with the...

One in five men in the U.S. reports violence towards their spouse or significant other, says a new nationally-representative study...

A peek inside the brains of more than 750 children and teens reveals a key difference in brain architecture between...

Dating during the teen years takes a violent turn for nearly 1 in 6 young people, a new study finds,...

Twist and hold your neck to the left. Now down, and over to the right, until it hurts. Now imagine...

Parents – especially those of overweight children – give schools a failing grade for efforts to encourage healthy habits that...

A smartphone app that monitors subtle qualities of a person's voice during everyday phone conversations shows promise for detecting early...

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