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Is motion sickness preventable?

 I often feel carsick while traveling. What are the best ways to prevent or treat motion sickness? A. Historically associated with sailors reacting to the pitch, roll and yaw of ships, motion sickness now affects...

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Can crosswords and games prevent dementia?

Some brain training games teach people strategies to improve a skill or recognize patterns while others gradually increase speed and difficulty to challenge the brain. (Josie Norton/The New York Times)

What should I eat while taking antibiotics?

What should you eat while taking antibiotics? The drugs can wreak havoc on your gut. (Joyce Lee/The New York Times)

Mental illness raises the risk of Severe COVID-19. Why?

People with mental illness are more likely to have severe outcomes from Covid. (Vartika Sharma/The New York Times)

Do hair growth supplements work?

Online and off, many people have credited supplements with helping them overcome hair loss. (Sean Dong/The New York Times)

When dementia changes a loved one’s personality

More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. (Maria Medem/The New York Times)

How many continents are there? You may not like the answers

Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet's largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school

How healthy is broccoli?

Broccoli-walnut pesto pasta. Food styled by Vivian Lui. (Romulo Yanes/The New York Times)

Why controlling blood sugar is crucial for your health

More than one in three adults in the United States has prediabetes, higher-than-normal blood sugar levels that can lead to diabetes. (Andrei Cojocaru/The New York Times)

Some scientists may never win a Nobel, but they still deserve big prizes

A Nobel Prize medal in Monmouth County, N.J., May 18, 2023. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)

Scared of the dentist? Here’s how to cope

Dental anxiety is a common problem and studies of adults in the United States generally find that around 20 percent of respondents have moderate to high fear of dental care. (Dominic Kesterton/The New York Times)

Global coral bleaching event expands, now the largest on record

Bleached corals are seen in a reef in Koh Mak, Trat province, Thailand. — Reuters file photo

Recent winners of the Nobel literature prize

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This disease can damage the liver for years without being detected

Fatty liver disease

Earth had a ring 466 million years ago: Study

An artists rendering provided by Oliver Hull depicts the Earth surrounded by a temporary ring of debris 466 million years ago. (Oliver Hull via The New York Times)

How can I get ‘forever chemicals’ out of my life?

There is mounting evidence that forever chemicals, also known as PFAS and found in such common things as water, soil and cookware, can increase the risk of some types of cancer. (Naomi Anderson-Subryan/The New York Times)
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