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The Internet Is Still for Porn—And Parents Are Trying to Figure Out How to Handle That

Welcome to the internet, there will be porn, are you ready for it?
May 21, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

FDA Sticks Its Nose Into Fecal Transplant Procedures

The new regulations may kick off a wave of do-it-yourself fecal transplants at home, which likely will not turn out well
May 21, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Stressing Out About Shots Might Make Them Work Better

In trials with mice, stress boosted the immune system, making it vaccines more effective
May 21, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

How Puking Could Save the Endangered Marbled Murrelet

For the marbled murrelet the conservation plan is a little unusual: making their predators vomit
May 21, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Wealthy Economic Liberals Actually Are Wimps

In the animal kingdom, larger males are likewise prone to hoard resources and defend larger territories than weaker competitors
May 20, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

You Actually Can Die of a Broken Heart

The stress of loss can actually break your heart, a rare type of heart attack known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
May 20, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Your Public Pool Probably Has Feces in It

In the majority of public pools health officials found E. coli and other fecal bacteria
May 20, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Should Students Who Are Bad at Math Receive Therapeutic Electro-Shock Treatments?

Students who had their brains zapped solved math questions 27 percent faster than those who did not
May 17, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Subway Is Just as Bad For You as McDonald’s

This ad for Subway sandwiches reminds you that, unlike their fast food competitors that sell burgers and fries and shakes, Subway is healthy. That seems obvious, since they’re selling sandwiches with lettuce on them while other places sell fattening burgers. But a new study suggests that in fact eating at Subway might be less healthy [...]
May 16, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Doctors Used to Use Live African Frogs As Pregnancy Tests

Now, those former test subjects may be spreading the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus around the world
May 16, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Dogs Experience a Runner’s High (But Ferrets Do Not)

Though the researchers didn't include cats in the study, they suspect that felines, too, would experience a runner's high
May 15, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

E. Coli Can Survive the Freezing Cold Winter Hidden in Manure

Even the harsh Canadian winter can't kill these hardy bacteria
May 15, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Jury-Rigged iPhone Microscope Can See Parasitic Worms Just Fine

The new contraption detected giant roundworm eggs 81 percent of the time and roundworm eggs 54 percent of the time in village samples in Tanzania
May 14, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy Choice Increasingly Common, Still Medically Murky

Angelina Jolie's choice to remove both her breasts is part of a larger trend - but doctors aren't sure why it's more popular now than ever, or whether it should be
May 14, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Easy-Peasy Test Finds Serious Fetal Health Issues Earlier

Scientists can detect signs of Down Syndrome, brain damage and a preterm delivery using this new urine test
May 13, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

This New Drug Neutralizes Heroin Before Users Feel the High

By binding the psychoactive ingredients in the blood, heroin can't affect the users' brain
May 08, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Is It Time to Scrap the Manual on Mental Illness?

After 11 years of working on the new DSM, some are saying that it's time to retire the manual and think abut mental health entirely differently
May 07, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Nearly 4,500 Kids Are Injured on Amusement Park Rides Each Year

Based on current trends in the amusement park market, these injury numbers probably won't go down any time soon
May 06, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

You Think the NFL Has Brain Injury Problems? The Military Has it Way Worse

Thousands of soldiers return home from cobalt with traumatic brain injuries - many without even realizing it
May 06, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Is It Ever OK To Euthanize a Baby?

In Holland, some doctors and parents say the answer is yes
May 03, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer


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