Brain scans indicate that left-handed people think differently from right-handed people. They tend to activate the right half of their brain more for certain tasks and functions. Experts suggest that ...

The brain is divided into two halves, the right and left brain. Specific areas are responsible for different functions, but the brain works as a whole. Your brain is divided into two halves. These two ...

Left atrial enlargement (LAE) is when the left side of the heart enlarges or swells, leading to breathlessness, fatigue, and other symptoms. It often affects people with high blood pressure and heart ...

The brains and bodies of lefties may operate differently than those of right-handed people With just 10% of the population being left-handed, it can be easy for everyone else to forget we’re living in ...

About 10% of people in the world are left-handed. Lefties have to endure lots of little daily struggles righties might not think about. Swiping credit cards and cutting with scissors are just two ...

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It can seem like an almost childish mistake, but a surprising number of adults confuse left from right and scientists are only just starting to understand why. When British brain surgeon Henry Marsh ...

For years, America’s left has been wary of charismatic figureheads. But a movement without leaders has its limits. Credit...Photo illustration by Lauren Peters-Collaer. Source photographs: Getty ...

Your left ribs protect the organs that sit below them, like your heart and your stomach. Pain in this area can be caused by injury, infection, or an underlying condition. If you have pain in your ...

Is it OK to shake somebody's left hand? How about passing the salt with your southpaw? We've got the tea on the times you shouldn't use your left hand, and we're about to spill it—with the proper hand ...

As one of the ugliest and most divisive American presidential campaigns in our history coasts to its finish, President Donald Trump’s defenders are making their closing arguments. Some of them assert ...

In a press conference Tuesday, President Donald Trump again changed his position on the weekend’s violent white nationalist march on Charlottesville, Virginia, defending his initial statement that ...