Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

Eating a diet high in ultraprocessed foods is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to new research, adding to the growing list of health problems linked to foods such as packaged ...

This year’s meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology is abuzz with talk of RAS inhibitors, largely driven by Revolution Medicines’ barnburner pancreatic cancer data drop earlier this year.

When I'm short on time, scrambled eggs are the perfect quick breakfast, lunch, or dinner—they fill me up and are reliably delicious. However, I've always made mine by just cracking eggs into a frying ...

GOP officials in several southern states took early steps this week to potentially redraw their congressional maps, reacting to a seismic Supreme Court decision that weakened a section of the Voting ...

I drank an inordinate amount of jungle juice at my first Stanford party. Early into my second quarter on campus, I had no real thoughts beyond the desire to forget the mistakes I made the quarter ...

After dropping headline-grabbing phase 3 data for its pancreatic cancer candidate daraxonrasib last week, Revolution Medicines is not resting on its laurels. The Bay Area biotech has spent several ...

SUBJECT: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as Amended, on Coal Supply Chains and Baseload Power Generation Capacity On January 20, 2025, I ...

Congress on Friday extended through the end of the month Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which was set to expire on Monday. President Donald Trump signed the bill on Saturday ...

With the Iran war now in its fifth week, Amazon is adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for third-party sellers in the U.S. and Canada. The surcharge takes effect April 17, according to a notice ...