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Mammograms often find spots that turn out to be nothing serious. But cancer worries can start with the phone call about a follow-up test. Letting women know how common callbacks are could help.

Just days before lawmakers go into a special session to redraw Senate lines, a federal judge this week tossed out a challenge to the way Florida has…

Suzi Baker was born in Gary, Indiana, and moved to Jacksonville with her parents when she was 15 years old.Baker says she met a Navy man when she was 19…

A year ago, Florida’s junior senator, Marco Rubio, was seen a lot around the Capitol building in Washington. Then he announced he was running for...

Musician Patti Smith received a surprising gift Thursday. While at a reading of her new memoir, a fan stood up, holding a bag of items stolen from Smith over 30 years ago.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to New York Times reporter Mujib Mashal about the clashes between the Taliban and ISIS, and the struggles of Afghan civilians caught in the middle.

People with Parkinson's and related forms of dementia improved in a small study when they took a leukemia drug called nilotinib. Researchers say the drug seems to help brain cells eliminate toxins.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Black about playing R.L. Stine, the beloved children's horror author, in the new Goosebumps movie.

There is a race to create brain-robot interfaces that will make humans stronger. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Malcolm Gay, the author of the new book "The Brain Electric."

Deadly spiders wanted! NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mike Drinkwater of the Australian Reptile Park about their appeal to volunteers to help catch the deadly Funnel Web spider.