Chatbots weren't designed for mental health, but they are increasingly used for therapy. What are the risks an benefits?

Progress has been made in identifying and treating the disease, but the impact of federal cuts is yet to be borne out.

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

The organization Frontline Health Advocates provides medical exemption notes — for a fee. What exactly are they selling?

Millions of women have pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD. But diagnoses and treatments vary considerably.

For decades, the agency has redacted drug names from reports. Now, several former officials support ending the practice.

With the first light, men in long boats are on the Upper Citarum River, filling their hulls with bottles, cans and bits of broken plastic — anything that can be recycled for a few rupiahs. Everything ...

Authors don’t get to choose what’s going on in the world when their books are published. More than a few luckless writers ended up with a publication date of Sept. 11, 2001, or perhaps Nov. 8, 2016, ...

Corruption in science? Academic discrimination? Research censorship? Government cover-ups? Undark wants to hear about it. Email us at [email protected] or visit our contact page for more secure options.

The lab buildings of Long Island’s renowned Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have hosted researchers responsible for some of the most consequential scientific leaps in human genetics and disease. In the ...

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