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Higher levels of optimism were associated with longer lifespan and living beyond age 90 in women across racial and ethnic groups.

During pregnancy, a subtle molecular change allows immunoglobulin G -- the body's most common type of antibody -- to take on an expanded protective role. Now scientists say this natural process can be replicated to improve vaccines and other antibody-based treatments.

Children who move while learning sounds of letters significantly improve their ability to recognize individual letter sounds.

A new theory of economic decision-making offers an explanation as to why humans, in general, make decisions that are simply adequate, not optimal.

In new papers and a live debate, leading scientists present arguments for and against incorporating the concept of ultra-processed foods into dietary guidelines.

This study demonstrates empirically, for the first time, that synchronized physiology between mothers and babies plays a role in soothing distressed infants, and that treating postpartum depression with cognitive behavioral therapy can improve the synchronicity patterns and thereby augment mothers' ability to soothe their distressed babies.

The most effective intervention to prevent preterm birth is the administration of a natural hormone, progesterone, in patients at risk for premature delivery. Two categories of patients have been eligible for this treatment: those with a short cervix and those with a previous preterm birth. But new research indicates that progesterone is not effective in reducing the rate of preterm birth in women with a prior history of preterm birth.

Seeing a warning icon on a restaurant menu may help consumers identify the high amounts of added sugar hidden in menu items -- and it may even convince them to reach for healthier items like water, say researchers.

A new study finds that Australian teens had overall improvements in sleep over the two years and some improvements in dietary choices during lockdown, but these were offset by increases in already concerning levels of screen time and worrying trends of alcohol use and poor sleep among girls.