Health

Model microorganisms grown in pure cultures have been the basis of biological research for many decades — open a cell biology textbook and almost everything you will find has been discovered in yeast or E. coli lab cultures. While this speaks to the...

A new feature launched this week on the redesigned Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker website provides quick and easy access to the latest key data measuring quality, spending, access and outcomes in the U.S. health system.

Female vampire bats form friendships with non-family-member bats, and researchers have discovered that those unrelated friends are important backup support when family members go missing. "Is it better to have a few strong social bonds or a greater...

A hungry child can’t learn or realize her full potential, writes David Sandman in HuffPost. Hungry kids find it harder to do what is good for their health and engage in a natural part of growing up: being physically active and playing.