The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

A new species of amphibian that lived 150 million years ago has been discovered in Portugal. The tiny animal was one of the ...

Somewhere between life and death is the Alaskan Tree Frog. Discover how this amphibian freezes and lives to tell the tale.

Can what you eat actually affect your brain? For better or worse, yes—your brain is highly sensitive to what you fuel it with every day. However, your mind can feel older than it is, and diet is a ...

Background audio from a movie was misinterpreted as part of the incident.

Discovery Channel star Chad Ollinger had a bizarre explanation as to why he killed his cellmate, Christopher Kelly. The Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch alum, 41, allegedly admitted to murdering Kelly, 42, ...

A population of rare galaxy frogs disappeared from India’s Western Ghats after photographers overturned logs, trampled vegetation and handled animals improperly, a new study reports. Researchers ...

Pfizer’s battle over the safety label for its birth control injection has finally come to a close. The pharma giant announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved its new safety warning ...

The label revision follows emerging evidence linking long-term use of Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) to a higher likelihood of developing meningiomas — tumors that, while often benign, can ...

The FDA approved a label change for Pfizer’s birth control injection Depo-Provera on Dec. 13, adding a warning about the risk of meningioma — a brain tumor — to two versions of the drug. The update ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...