It was an April spring morning in Birmingham, England, and I had been experiencing severe symptoms of psychosis for two weeks. My only contact had been a kind flatmate making me dinner and leaving it ...

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The hardest part about having a chronic illness is its key characteristic: it’s lifelong. By definition, these illnesses are incurable. Daily, patients attempt to sleuth the cause of flares, determine ...

Corin Cesaric is a Flex Editor at CNET. She received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before joining CNET, she covered crime at People Magazine and ...

“Helping the disabled,” both the phrase and the concept, can come across as obviously positive – but at the same time surprisingly uncomfortable. It is the textbook version of a “Good Deed” – kind, ...

A new gel developed by McGill researchers could change how vocal cord injuries are treated. The injectable material lasts far ...

Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland Lismore and Brisbane’s catastrophic flood emergency has come only a short time after the last flooding disaster. We know ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. is 76.1 years. But this range varies widely—a child raised in wealthy San Mateo County, California, can expect to live nearly 85 years. A child raised in Fort ...

A new study suggests that spending time near windows could help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar, with ...

Groups using Google DeepMind’s LLMs made more progress in discussing contentious issues. But the technology won’t replace human mediators anytime soon. Reaching a consensus in a democracy is difficult ...