The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In the old days, when daylight decreased as winter increasingly wrapped the Earth in a series of cold, cloudy blankets, we ...

The range for a healthy adult is 60 to 100 BPM while at rest ... For example, is restful sleep a priority? How about a healthy diet and regular exercise? "These are questions we need to ask, about how ...

In the UK, 90 per cent of adults do not eat the recommended 3.5 grams of potassium each day ... South Africa and India have called for potassium to be added to international health guidelines, with ...