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Circumcision Could Help Stem the Spread of HIV

Contrary to what researchers previously feared, men who undergo adult circumcision don’t engage in overly risky behavior compared to uncircumcised ones

July 22, 2014

The equivalent caloric amount of chicken, pork or eggs would represent an order of magnitude less greenhouse gas emissions than what was required to produce this beef.

Raising Beef Uses Ten Times More Resources Than Poultry, Dairy, Eggs or Pork

If you want to help the planet but can’t bring yourself to give up meat entirely, eliminating beef from your diet is the next-best thing

July 21, 2014

HIV Has Reappeared in the Mississippi Baby Who Was Supposedly Cured of The Disease

The findings cast doubt on our ability to infected rid newborns of HIV, at least for the time being

July 11, 2014

A doctor administers a common glaucoma test.

A Smart Sensor Could Detect Glaucoma Before Your Doctor Does

A pair of Washington researchers could be first to implant an electronic sensor—designed to give real-time analysis of the disease—directly into the eye

July 11, 2014

Human Skin Can Detect Odors, Some of Which May Help Trigger Healing

Olfactory cells occur all over the body, not just in the nose

July 11, 2014

A Deadly Fungus Is Wiping Out Frogs and Toads—But Some Can Develop Resistance

Scientists hope it might be possible to develop a vaccine to the fungus, based on the frog and toad’s immunity

July 10, 2014

Dried bushmeat is displayed near a road of the Yamoussoukro highway. Experts who have studied the Ebola virus from its discovery in 1976 in Democratic Republic of Congo, then Zaire, say its suspected origin is forest bats. Links have also been made to the carcasses of freshly slaughtered animals consumed as bushmeat.

Chopping Down African Forests Increases Human Exposure to Ebola

Habitat loss brings humans and animals into closer contact, increases the spread of disease

July 9, 2014

The clip-on Bluetooth device guides you through less-stressful days by keeping tabs on how you're breathing.

Stressed? The Latest In Wearables Could Help Keep You Calm

Spire, a clip-on Bluetooth device available this fall, keeps tabs on stress by monitoring how you breathe

July 9, 2014

A Quarter of Americans Are Stressed Out—And That’s Probably a Massive Underestimate

Health, family and monetary problems are top causes of stress, as are raising a teenager or being a single parent

July 9, 2014

Could There Be More Smallpox Samples Still Out There Somewhere?

The FDA found mysterious old vials labeled “variola” and determined that they did indeed contain the smallpox virus

July 9, 2014

Patients at an internet addiction boot camp in Guangzhou practice gardening.

China Now Has Up to 250 Boot Camps to Cure Teens of Internet Addiction

One of these facilities recently opened in the US, too

July 3, 2014

A scientist separates blood cells from plasma cells to isolate any Ebola RNA in order to test for the virus at the European Mobile Laboratory in Gueckedou, Guinea.

Africa’s Ongoing Ebola Outbreak Is the Worst the World Has Ever Seen

Since February there have been 544 laboratory-confirmed cases of the disease in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia

July 2, 2014

Malaria Parasites Might Make Their Infected Hosts Smell Tastier for Mosquitoes

So far, the finding has only been shown in mice

July 2, 2014

The Airman's Coin Ceremony during the final week of Air Force Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April 4, 2013. After this event, individuals are no longer called a ''trainee.'' They've earned the right to be called ''Airman.'' Many Airman consider this to be one of the most significant events in their career.

More Than Two Thirds of American Youth Aren’t Good Enough for the Military, Says the Military

The military won’t accept people prescribed ADHD medications—but that doesn’t mean soldiers aren’t using Adderall

July 1, 2014

Here’s How You Should Actually Go About Comforting a Depressed Friend

Optimism and well-wishes are not necessarily the best way to show a suffering friend that you care

July 1, 2014

The Scoop works like a mini sound mixer.

Having Trouble Hearing? There’s An App For That

Called the Scoop, this earpiece is a mini-mixer, allowing the wearer to adjust to his or her environment.

June 30, 2014

Whether or not a woman's health insurance will cover the emergency pill now depends in some cases on her employer's religious beliefs

American Law Has Never Been Comfortable With Birth Control

Americans might support and use birth control, but the Hobby Lobby decision did not

June 30, 2014

Some World Cup Teams Ban Sex Before Games, Even Though Science Says It May Help Performance on the Field

Other teams, however, are all in favor of pre-game sex

June 19, 2014

Just Let Detroit’s Vacant Lots Run Wild

Neglected and overgrown lots are, it turns out, a boon to Detroit’s allergy sufferers

June 18, 2014

Sure it's a lot of fun, if you don't like your fingernails.

Spending Too Much Time in Space Basically Sets You Up for Type 2 Diabetes

Being an astronaut is not a healthy lifestyle choice

June 17, 2014

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