A new study finds that U.S. pediatricians have plenty of room for improvement when it comes to using a screening questionnaire to flag developmental delays in premature children.

How is it possible that you were not planning on going shopping, but that you still end up going and even return home with four new shirts? Apparently you really did want to go shopping but were not consciously aware

Women who get less than the recommended eight hours sleep a night are at higher risk of heart disease and heart-related problems than men with the same sleeping patterns.

Researchers have found that synaptic plasticity, long implicated as a device for "change" in the brain, may also be essential for stability.

Scientists have found that a portion of the brain that handles decision-making also helps decipher different sounds.

Police officers and militia forces crowded the streets of Tehran on Tuesday, setting up checkpoints and making clear that the government...

All-Star center fielder Grady Sizemore, a graduate of Cascade High School in Everett, will likely undergo postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow.

All or nothing seems to be the formula for coaching the Detroit Pistons. Bring home a league championship or hit the road. Michael Curry was fired...

Dirty Projectors, an experimental indie-rock group from California led by music auteur Dave Longstreth, make unconventional but beautiful music; they're on tour with new release "Bitte Orca," playing Seattle on July 3 at Chop Suey.

With virtually identical firepower and focus, American sisters Venus and Serena Williams moved one step closer to a rematch of last year's...

Grilled Strip Steak with Olives and Feta is a great marinated steak for summer BBQ parties.

The second quarter was good for stock investors worldwide. Markets in most big economies rose even though economic forecasts for some countries...

Health-care advocates favoring a national public-health plan say they are intensifying pressure on Sen. Maria Cantwell, the most prominent member of Washington's congressional delegation who has yet to unequivocally embrace President Obama's idea to create a public-health plan.

Area musicians regard the Bastyr University Chapel as wonderful place to perform, not only because the sound quality, but because the chapel itself is so lovely.

The Seattle Times index of Pacific Northwest companies beat the S&P and the Dow, with a 17.8 percent gain in the quarter. The Times index finished at 1,382.76, but like the broader market measures was off somewhat from its recent

Teams searching the Indian Ocean after the crash early Tuesday of a Yemeni passenger jet rescued a girl who appeared to be the sole survivor...

KeyArena, trying to remake itself by attracting concerts and other events, is poised to turn a small profit for the first time since 2000.

Their study, in the July 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine , also found that spending varied depending on the type of drug coverage participants had before enrolling in Part D.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was mandating the black-box warnings, the strictest possible, based on reports to the agency of these side effects and on a review of clinical trials and scientific literature.

Frequently, neck pain can be managed by taking a pain reliever, performing stretching exercises, and applying hot and cold therapy. But it's still important to know what's behind your neck pain.