Personal technology was so awful this year that nobody would think you were paranoid if you dug a hole and buried your computer, phone and smart speaker under six feet of earth. Facebook made headlines week after week for failing to protect our privacy and for spreading misinformation. Juul, the e-cigarette company under investigation for…
Image A vaccination team administering the Ebola vaccine to residents of the Kanyihunga district in Congo, starting with those who had recent contact with Alphonsine Kahindo Kambere, the most recent local victim.CreditDiana Zeyneb Alhindawi for The New York Times LUSEGHE, Democratic Republic of Congo — Four health workers threaded their way cautiously down a steep…
In early December, researchers at DeepMind, the artificial-intelligence company owned by Google’s parent corporation, Alphabet Inc., filed a dispatch from the frontiers of chess. A year earlier, on Dec. 5, 2017, the team had stunned the chess world with its announcement of AlphaZero, a machine-learning algorithm that had mastered not only chess but shogi, or…
The combination of a common cancer drug and another cancer medication is more effective than some standalone drugs in stopping the progression of colorectal cancer. It also reduces unpleasant side effects. A new study identifies a way to improve colorectal cancer treatment using existing drugs. Dr. Richard Goldberg, director of the West Virginia University Cancer…
Some of the biggest news in exercise science this year concerned the tiniest impacts from physical activity, which does not mean that the impacts were inconsequential. It means they were microscopic. We learned this year, for instance, that exercise changes how our cells communicate with one another, as well as how rapidly they age. This…
Below are some of our readers’ favorite nutrition stories from the past year, packed with information that may help you eat better in 2019. By Anahad O’Connor A large new study published in the journal BMJ in November found that overweight adults who cut carbohydrates from their diets and replaced them with fat sharply increased…
Researchers found that changes in marital status affect levels of physical activity in men and women differently. A relationship breakup can change how much you walk. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 60 percent of the world’s population is not active enough. Physical activity is essential for health and well-being. It protects…
You are on the verge of getting married, congrats! It can be the most exciting day of your life… But it can also be a rash step that you will come to regret later. It’s always advisable to make dead sure that you have the right man or woman alongside you that you can devote…
Scientists have developed a high-tech bracelet called the Nightwatch, which detects 85 percent of all severe nighttime epilepsy seizures — a much higher percentage than similar devices on the market today. A new type of wearable technology may help prevent epilepsy-related deaths. Smartwatches are gaining popularity, and they often help users monitor their health in…
There are quite a number of people who would tell you that nothing is more unfathomable and complicated in the whole world than the heart of a woman. Arguably, that goes for a large part of the romantic in relationships, especially budding ones, causing acute interest in the very special lady, wondering about what is…