Medicine
Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl Hash out the Food Revolution
Be a fly in the soup at the dinner table with two of America’s most iconic food writers
June 2013 |
By Ruth Reichl
Nearly 40 Percent of Medical Students Are Biased Against Overweight Patients
Thirty-nine percent had a moderate to strong bias against overweight people, and 25 percent of them did not realize they were biased
May 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Dreaming of Animals Might Augur the Onset of Diseases like Alzheimer’s
Recent research has shown that sleep disturbance might be one warning sign of neurodegeneration—things like insomnia, sleep apnea, drowsiness and animal-packed dreams
May 24, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Why a Simple Message—Fat Is Bad—Is Failing
Extra pounds are extra years off your life, we hear. But the science isn't so sure about that
May 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Don’t Call Female Desire Drugs ‘Lady Viagra’
Other than their intended purpose—encouraging sexual activity—female desire drugs and Viagra are completely different things
May 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Dentists Discovered the Tooth-Saving Properties of Fluoride by Accident
This is the fourth time Portland has voted on fluoride, and it certainly won't be the last
May 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Like Your Mother Warned, Chilly Winter Air Does Indeed Promote Colds
Colds proliferate when temperatures drop and cold air chills peoples' upper respiratory tracts, giving rhinoviruses a chance to strike
May 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
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
