Can Family Secrets Make You Sick?
Few doctors — and few patients — realize just how profoundly early abuse, neglect and other childhood traumas can damage an adult's physical health.
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Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean
First developed in the 1990s, the 10 questions of the Adverse Childhood Experiences test are designed to take a rough measure of a difficult childhood. Finding out your score is easy. Now what?
GAO Report Urges Fewer Antipsychotic Drugs For Dementia Patients
Strong drugs are rarely warranted to control the behavior of dementia patients, specialists say. But antipsychotic medicine is being overprescribed, and not just among residents of nursing homes.
Cuteness Break: The Genial Quokka Steals Scenes And Hearts
In many photos from an Australian island, the marsupial appears front and center, adding its enigmatic smile to images of happy tourists.
U.S. Biologists Keen To Explore, Help Protect Cuba's Wild Places
Birders especially know that Cuba harbors hundreds of rarely seen, little-studied species. As the island nation opens to more U.S. visitors, scientists hope "green Cuba" can survive increased tourism.
Science-Based Artist Gives Celebrity Tortoise A Second Life
Lonesome George was the last surviving member of his species and a conservation icon. When the tortoise died, taxidermist George Dante set out to preserve his body, and his legacy.
ISS Spacewalkers Perform Tricky Cable, Antenna Installation
Two American astronauts at the Space Station are outside the craft for the last of three jobs aimed at paving the way to receive a new generation of crew modules beginning in 2017.
Health Experts Don't Always Sanitize Their Hands, Data Show
A massive analysis of hospital data finds doctors and nurses are not following guidelines on washing their hands before and after they come into contact with patients.
One Man's Race To Outrun Alzheimer's
Cape Cod journalist Greg O'Brien has always found solace in running, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer's hasn't stopped him. But making it work — for himself and his family — isn't always easy.
6 In 10 Young Republicans Favor Legal Marijuana, Survey Says
A Pew Research Center survey shows that 63 percent of Republicans under the age of 34 favor legalization.