Researchers can use machine learning software to analyze videos of people taking selfies to spot indications of Parkinson's disease.

A new tool assesses how well people recognize emotion in elementary school-aged children. It seems adults aren't very good at it.

There’s no need to pull out the candy catapult this year, but a few reasonable precautions can keep COVID-19 transmissions in check.

President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.

People in a new experiment perceived different people's faces as more similar to each other if they believed those people shared personality traits.

Vaccinations, masks and some distancing – along with low community transmission – can help protect students in classrooms and cafeterias.

The CDC guidance applies to areas with high coronavirus transmission rates – which on the day of the announcement covered 63% of US counties.

New research on primate alloparenting, or infant care by non-parents, sheds light on the evolution of facial expressions.

The COVID-19 vaccines are a smash success. But that doesn't mean they keep every vaccinated person completely free of the coronavirus.