While the 21st century has been bumpy, it has also ushered in monumental scientific and technological breakthroughs that have ...

Throughout history, humans have been consistently creative and inventive. We've found ways to solve problems to make life ...

As the nation prepares for the annual Great American Smokeout on November 20, 2025, Dr. Shefali Shah, a family medicine physician at Inspiration MedSpa and Wellness Center announces her commitment to ...

A 62-page document written by President Donald Trump’s on-again-off-again pick to run NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, outlines a sweeping, ambitious, and at times controversial plan for the space ...

The Maldives has become the first country in the world to impose a generational smoking ban, barring anyone born after Jan. 1, 2007, from ever smoking, purchasing or using tobacco. “The ban applies to ...

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave. That is NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, you two. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Mary ...

A new study suggests that quitting smoking – even in middle age or beyond – can slow cognitive decline. While cognitive decline naturally occurs with aging, research suggests that smoking exacerbates ...

When you already have cancer, quitting smoking can feel pointless. The damage is done, right? But new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis says that’s wrong — profoundly ...

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention's "Tips From Former Smokers" ads are set to stop at the end of September. For 13 years, these tough and honest commercials told real stories about the ...

A recurring myth is: smoking weed makes a person look lean and lose weight rapidly. Scientific research may say otherwise; find out. Someone's father said something. The next day, he told his friend ...

Shots were fired in a New Bedford neighborhood Friday night. Thirteen charged in $2.2M Home Depot theft ring Thirteen people were charged in a 780-count indictment with grand larceny. Man rescued ...

New MRI research reveals that heavy smoking can shrink key brain regions tied to memory and cognition, and excess weight might intensify the damage, raising fresh questions about dementia prevention.