Keele University researchers found swearing lowers mental inhibitions and boosts confidence, allowing participants to sustain demanding physical tasks longer than when repeating neutral words, without increasing heart rate or physiological arousal

Avihay opens the doors to his massive Madonna archive, sharing how her music, imagery and message shaped his identity and sparked a decades-long mission to preserve her legacy

Claire Brosseau says years of severe mental illness and failed treatments have left her no alternatives, leading her to seek access to Canada’s assisted dying program despite the law barring cases based solely on psychiatric suffering

Life expectancy is rising rapidly, but healthy life expectancy lags behind; a Bar-Ilan University study in lab animals points to the protein Sirt6 as a key regulator that may explain healthier aging and open new treatment paths

Mammography scans can reveal calcifications in breast arteries, a finding being studied for its link to heart disease risk in women and its potential to aid early detection of atherosclerosis during routine screening

Technion researchers find protein-disposal system in brain cells may actually spread toxic proteins linked to Alzheimer’s; instead of destroying them, cells sometimes expel them to neighboring tissues, potentially accelerating disease progression in brain

Health official resigns after five years as head of public health, leaving amid rising measles cases, anti-vaccine attacks and major public health reforms still underway