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Researchers find high-dose inhaled nitric oxide may reduce drug-resistant pneumonia, but long-term efficacy and feasibility need further study.

We’re winning the fight against dementia, one battle at a time.

A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games?

Lit in 1971 to burn for weeks, Turkmenistan’s “Door to Hell” has blazed for over 50 years. Now fading, the fiery crater still hides mysteries beneath its flames and desert myths.

Ancient footprints challenge the timeline of human arrival in North America, suggesting people were here much earlier than once believed.