A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

Some of us swear we could give up anything except the pastries calling from a bakery window. The attraction runs deeper than taste. Once sugar enters your system, it triggers dopamine, opioids, and ...

There she was, strumming a guitar, singing her heart out on a stage, just as she had so many times before. But for multi-platinum-selling artist Melissa Etheridge, this October performance at VEA in ...

Like every year, many of us make New Year's resolutions and try to stick to them, but broad, all-or-nothing changes often set ...

Sam Rasoul, a Democrat has represented Roanoke in the General Assembly since 2014, is now publicly mulling over a run for a seat in Congress in the 2026 midterm cycle. The question of the day: which ...

How does the human mind process climate change? Is the apathy reflected in people’s disengagement from inequality, disruption, and social change? Midway through his PhD, Rachit Dubey, now an assistant ...

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Melita Shala (left) and her husband, Josiah, often catch themselves looking at their phones while watching TV.Credit: Jason South Butler’s problem is this: as a screenwriter, she hopes audiences will ...

You can help someone who is experiencing homelessness this year just by buying a Christmas tree. Christmas trees will be available for purchase in "Trees for Hope" lots from the Adult & Teen Challenge ...