Chatbots weren't designed for mental health, but they are increasingly used for therapy. What are the risks an benefits?

Progress has been made in identifying and treating the disease, but the impact of federal cuts is yet to be borne out.

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

The organization Frontline Health Advocates provides medical exemption notes — for a fee. What exactly are they selling?

Millions of women have pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD. But diagnoses and treatments vary considerably.

For decades, the agency has redacted drug names from reports. Now, several former officials support ending the practice.

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Oren Harman's "Metamorphosis" explores the minutiae of biological change and the mechanics of how life shifts forms.

Peatlands act as a crucial climate regulator, and are increasingly at the center of conflicts over resource extraction.

In 1545 in the Duchy of Savoy, northwest of what is now Italy, a woman named Isabella della Volpe became pregnant. As she approached full term, Isabella suffered what was then called a brain ...

Welcome to Entanglements. In this episode, hosts Brooke Borel and Anna Rothschild talk to Tom Zeller Jr., Undark’s editor-in-chief, about covering science under the Trump administration. On most ...