Controlling light is an important technological challenge—not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes ...

Whether they're tickling your nose, hugging your eyelashes or melting on your tongue, few winter wonders are as fascinating ...

Dawn phenomenon is an increase in blood sugar levels that takes place early in the morning in people with diabetes. If you have diabetes and wake up very thirsty, starving, cranky, and with an urgent ...

The Bell’s phenomenon, also called the palpebral-oculogyric reflex, refers to the movement of the eyeballs in an upward direction when the eyelids are forcefully closed. It was Charles Bell, a great ...

I have problems with circulation in my hands. I came across information about something called Raynaud’s phenomenon and want to know if that is happening to me. Where does one go to get the nail fold ...

Every season brings its share of fascinating weather, but there’s something about winter that really sets the curve. If you’re lucky enough to be inside, you can curl up with a good book and a hot mug ...

“The family wanted a little time to just be with the patient,” says Louis Daugherty, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a member of the team ...