Do video games trigger violent behavior? Scientific studies have found no link. But the persistent theory is back in the headlines following Saturday’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas .

Dr. Neal Malik reads the latest health and fitness blogs to help optimize your life. Today, Samantha Coogan — director of UNLV's Didactic Program in Nutrition & Dietetics and president of the Nevada Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics — explains how putting a halt on sweet treats affects the body.

For all of the claims that the N.B.A. (effectively the W.N.B.A.’s parent company) makes about women’s empowerment, the league disrespects its female athletes in multiple ways. Just as the unfair treatment of female soccer players has recently gotten attention, the situation in basketball deserves some, too.

After shootings, politicians from both parties suggest video games lead to violent behavior. Yet there is no scientific evidence backing this theory.

Sending humans to Mars could leave astronauts with neurological problems, according scientists who studied mice in conditions which they claimed replicate deep space.

With health care access a key issue for voters, the presidential candidates are highlighting their proposals for reform. Some promote a single-payer, “Medicare for All” kind of system. Others want a public health insurance plan as an option so people can choose between their private coverage and government coverage. Whose ideas will do the most to improve the health of Americans?

For generations, summer in Nevada has meant fire season. These days, it’s more accurate to call it a fire year.

With temperatures of more than 35ºC, the pavement and the asphalt of the streets and highways can produce second-degree burns in desert points of the southwest USA.

Studying Christianity provides important insights into how to talk productively about climate change with a variety of audiences. I interviewed Christians from many different denominations and found that they don’t all think alike when it comes to the environment. Some reject environmentalism, some embrace it, and others modify it to fit their beliefs.