How many times have you used a cotton swab, or an earbud, to clean your ears? Do you think it helped you get rid of all the dirt and wax from your ears? Or did it leave you with an itchier ear and ...

In the 1976 car movie “The Gumball Rally,” Franco, played by Raoul Julia, rips the rear-view mirror out of his Ferrari convertible, tosses it away and says “Whatsa’ behind me, is not important.” The ...

A baby's delicate skin, merely one-fifth the thickness of an adult's, requires specialized care due to its underdeveloped protective barrier. This heightened sensitivity makes infants prone to ...

Tinnitus, characterized by phantom sounds like ringing or buzzing, affects millions and significantly impacts daily life. Research highlights the brain's role, with abnormal neural activity and stress ...

The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

When it comes to baby milestones, parents tend to focus on first steps or first words, but there’s a milestone that is just as important: a baby’s first joke. Before they can bat at a toy, babies can ...

Hey, y’all! If you constantly find yourself acquiescing to difficult people at work, you may be “fawning.” Here’s the deal, plus how to stop it. Fawning is an “extreme form of people-pleasing” that ...

Pretty much everyone who shops at thrift stores knows they're a most excellent place to find a cool, often one-of-a-kind handbag — or more than one if fortune smiles on that particular second-hand ...

You’re probably well-acquainted with the benefits of walking. It helps improve cardiovascular health, aids weight loss, strengthens your legs, and even boosts your mood (nothing beats a solid hot girl ...

After years of elevated borrowing costs, mortgage interest rates have just taken a sharp turn lower, and homeowners and buyers are taking notice. According to the latest rate data from the Mortgage ...

When you notice wax in your ears or feel like your ears are clogged or full, it's tempting to grab a Q-tip from your medicine cabinet and use it to try to remove whatever's in your ear. However, this ...