ScienceInsights

Learn what causes thyroid problems in dogs, which breeds are most at risk, and how vets diagnose and treat both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.

From medical school to board certification, here's what it takes to become a sleep medicine physician, plus non-physician paths into the field.

Alcohol affects your brain, mood, and sleep in ways that go beyond the buzz. Here's what the science says about drinking and mental health.

Newborns wake often for good reasons. Learn practical ways to gently encourage longer sleep stretches with feeding, swaddling, and environment tips.

If your baby is breech, here's what you can try at home and what your doctor can do to help turn them before delivery.

Learn what organ donation involves, who can donate, and how organs are matched to recipients who need them.

Filamentary keratitis causes strands of mucus and cells to stick to the eye's surface. Learn what triggers it, how it's diagnosed, and how it's treated.

Learn what actually happens in your body at the peak of ovulation, from the hormonal surge to follicle rupture and what comes right after.

Borderline personality disorder belongs to Cluster B. Learn what that means, how BPD presents, and what treatment options look like.

Lower leg size is mostly genetics, but exercise, fluid management, and other approaches can help. Here's what the evidence actually supports.