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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
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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.
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American Law Has Never Been Comfortable With Birth Control
Americans might support and use birth control, but the Hobby Lobby decision did not
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Other teams, however, are all in favor of pre-game sex
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Just Let Detroit’s Vacant Lots Run Wild
Neglected and overgrown lots are, it turns out, a boon to Detroit’s allergy sufferers
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Spending Too Much Time in Space Basically Sets You Up for Type 2 Diabetes
Being an astronaut is not a healthy lifestyle choice
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Here’s an Idea for Preventing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Free Pregnancy Tests in Bars
The tests are meant to catch unexpected pregnancies early on and to discourage pregnant women from drinking
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Tweaking the Banana’s Genome Could Save the Lives of Thousands of Children in Uganda
But not everyone agrees that GMO crops should be used to solve food and nutrition problems
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Stressed Nurses Dehumanize Patients to Cope, Says New Research
Italian study analyzes what it takes for nurses to remain committed to their job
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Your Blood Type is a Lot More Complicated Than You Think
There are millions of varieties—and a global network to help share them
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The Fourth Case of Mad Cow Disease Ever Reported in the U.S. Was Just Confirmed
The victim likely picked up the disease while traveling abroad
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A Third of All People on Earth Are Overweight Or Obese
Obesity rates are rising across the board
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The Next Wave of Cancer Cures Could Come From Nasty Viruses
The idea of using viruses to fight cancer isn’t new, but recent breakthroughs are offering more promising results
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Even 2-Year Olds Are Being Prescribed Ritalin
There may be as many as 10,000 American toddlers on stimulant drugs for ADHD
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This Scientist Fell Down a 70-Foot Crevasse in the Himalayas But Managed to Claw His Way Out
Rescue teams finally reached him the following day
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In the Victorian Era, Doctors Prescribed Beards to Help Keep Men Healthy
The mid-19th century beard boom was motivated, in part, by health concerns
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Infographics Through the Ages Highlight the Visual Beauty of Science
An exhibit at the British Library focuses on the aesthetic appeal of 400 years of scientific data
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The “Star Wars” Prosthetic Arm Was Approved for Sale in the U.S.
The advanced prosthetic reads muscle contractions and turns them into motion
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Hurricanes Katrina And Rita Caused At Least 117 Uncounted Deaths, of Stillborn Babies
Higher rates of stillbirths overlapped with the most devastated areas in the aftermath of those 2005 natural disasters
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10 Things Science Says About Being A Mom In 2014
Among them: she usually underestimates the height of her youngest child and her diet when she conceives could change her offspring’s DNA.
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