For decades, doctors have been puzzled by why women develop Alzheimer’s disease at nearly twice the rate of men. There are an estimated 7 million people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer’s, with that ...

Researchers uncovered how estrogen subtly reshapes learning by strengthening dopamine reward signals in the brain. Rats learned faster when estrogen levels were high and struggled when the hormone’s ...

State education administrators often say, “It’s all about the kids,” yet their actions suggest it’s more about protecting adult reputations than improving student outcomes. They all want students to ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates in October for the second time this year, although Chair Jerome Powell said a third cut is ‘not a foregone conclusion.’ WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains the central ...

Target on Nov. 11 said it was lowering the prices of 3,000 items as shoppers try to stretch their budgets going into the holidays. The cuts come as more shoppers worry about inflation, tariffs and ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris advocated for decreasing the minimum voting age to 16. In an interview posted on "The Diary Of A CEO" YouTube channel, Harris declared that she thought "we should ...

As President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepare to meet in South Korea, the two powers are at odds over tariffs, technology, and agriculture. WSJ’s Gavin Bade and Jonathan Cheng explain.

For women weighing whether to use estrogen to manage hot flashes, sleep issues and other bothersome symptoms as menopause approaches, it may make sense not to wait. New research shows that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Initiating estrogen therapy a decade before menopause lowered the risk for breast cancer, stroke and CVD.

In the predawn hours of July 4, a small, blue house just outside Binghamton, New York, caught fire. James Sitek, chief of the West Colesville Fire Company, was one of the firefighters who responded to ...

Merve Ceylan is a dietitian and health writer with four years of experience writing for companies in the nutrition and health industry. Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the ...