Of all the skin-care and cosmetics products I recently bought online that turned out to be counterfeit, expired, used, or otherwise problematic, the one that still makes me squirm is a curiously ...

See the best formulas that topped Consumer Reports’ lab tests for having a low risk of heavy metals and toxic contaminants.

Researchers from the University of Bonn have taken a comprehensive look at how scientists study consumer behavior in supermarkets. Their review, published in the International Journal of Consumer ...

Seven firms reported inconsistent results on the same sample, some over multiple tests. These gut microbe discrepancies could ...

As online dietary supplement sales continue to grow, concerns about counterfeit, copycat, and misbranded products have increased. Natural Cure Labs (NCL), a U.S.-based dietary supplement manufacturer, ...

Your child’s stroller needs to be easy to use, functional, and safe. Consumer Reports has evaluated hundreds of strollers in our on-site labs, assessing each one through rigorous tests designed to ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. As ...

A rendering of the $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center public health lab being built at the W. Averell Harriman Campus in Albany. Gilbane/Turner/HOK To continue reading ...

A competition calling for research projects involving so-called AI scientists shows just how fast this technology is moving. A number of startups and university teams that are building “AI scientists” ...

Having a cell phone is a necessity in the modern era. They do far more than simply make phone calls. From content creation to reporting, even the most basic smartphone can function as an all-in-one ...

Bah, humbug! Certain advertisers received a lump of coal in their stockings from FTC staff. Right before the holidays, the Commission issued warning letters to 10 companies alerting them of potential ...