A New York Times health reporter explains what makes a good study, and how she knows which papers merit an article.

According to a recent study published in The Lancet, quitting smoking in your 40s, 50s, or even much later can slow memory ...

For teens who want to stop vaping nicotine, an interactive text message program was found to be effective at helping them quit. The anonymous program begins with this message: “Ready to quit? Text the ...

Students are using ChatGPT more than ever — and ChatGPT knows it. Last week, OpenAI launched "study mode" in its chatbot, aimed directly at the student market. It's meant to behave more like a tutor ...

There is an old saying among psychological scientists that “Research is me-search.” This means, of course, that people, including psychologists, are drawn to topics that have deep relevance to issues ...

Stay-at-home parents of two children in the United States do roughly 200 combined hours of cleaning, shopping, cooking, childcare and other tasks each month, a new study by Beike Biotechnology shows, ...

300 hours. This is the common answer to the question, “How long should I study for the CPA exam?” But is this truly enough study time to pass the CPA exam? If not, how many hours are enough? And is ...

The study builds on growing genetic research into cannabis use, as policymakers grapple with the risks and benefits of the drug’s soaring popularity.