HEALTH

How Much Sugar Is in Your Pizza? Way More Than You'd Think

Added sugars are present in far more foods than you'd think. Photographer Antonio Rodríguez Estrada visualizes nutrition information in sugar cubes.

How Talk Therapy Can Change Our Brains for the Better

The brains of study participants who used cognitive behavioral therapy showed strengthened connections in regions associated with social perception.

Wearables May Be Able to Tell When You're Falling Ill

Smart devices can monitor our pulse rates, skin temperature, and other vitals, and notice when they're off.

Get Your Flu Shot Now—This Flu Season Will Likely Be Worse Than Last Year

Flu cases are on the rise, and the most common virus strain is a serious one.

Cotton Swabs Officially Declared Bad for Your Ears

Experts agree: Stop sticking things in your ears.

Researchers Can Now Make Mosquitos Dengue Resistant

Mosquitos can be genetically engineered to make them less susceptible to the deadly virus, making them less likely to infect humans.

This Ingenious Snow Shovel Design Makes Clearing Your Driveway a Breeze

The Snow Wolf is designed to reduce your risk of injury while clearing your driveway.

Can Mental Disorders Predict Physical Illnesses?

"The most substantial associations with physical diseases preceding mental disorders included those between heart diseases and anxiety disorders, epilepsy and eating disorders, and heart diseases and any mental disorder."

11 Kind, Free Things You Can Do for Yourself

Even the Energizer Bunny needs to recharge its batteries once in a while.

Scientists Have Found a Possible Cause of Severe PMS

Dysfunctional gene expression may make some people hypersensitive to sex hormones like estrogen and progesterone.

Could Living Near a Highway Increase Your Risk of Dementia?

According to a Canadian study, living near a busy roadway could increase your chances of developing dementia.

There's No Good Proof That Cough Medicines Actually Work

Yet we still spend billions of dollars on it per year.

Where Swimming With Otters Brings Peace and Healing to Kids (and Adults)

Nurtured by Nature’s main goal is to offer animal programs for kids through the Make A Wish Foundation.

Fisher-Price Wants to Give Tablet-Obsessed Kids a Workout With Their New “Toy” Exercise Bike

The toy company is making sure that no kids are missing out on exercise—even if they're glued to their tablets.

7 Facts About Your Knees

3. You can walk without a kneecap.

15 Historical Hangover Cures

As long as there has been alcohol, there have been hangovers—and dozens of bizarre ways to cure them.

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Pollution Can Give You High Blood Pressure

Prolonged exposure to dirty air can lead to an increased risk of hypertension.

15 Fitness Tips From 1800s Bodybuilder Eugen Sandow That Are Still Good Today

Sandow was one of the first fitness icons of the modern age, and he had some pretty solid advice for getting fit.

9 Ways Our Bodies React to Changes in Lighting

Presented by GE reveal.

We Really Need to Stop Assuming Healthy Food Is More Expensive

Researchers say not only are we less likely to believe that affordable foods could be healthy, but we also assume health claims on expensive foods are more trustworthy.

A young girl receives an eye test in Hyderabad. Image credit: NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images

Doctors in India Are Using AI to Combat Blindness

Machine learning is being used to better understand the spread of blindness and predict the success rates of eye surgeries.

Make Waves With Your Workout at This Floating Gym on the Seine

Everyone likes a stationary bike with a view.

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Compare the Calorie Counts of Your Favorite Fast Food Menus

Not all drive-thru trips are equally fattening.

Missing Just One to Two Hours of Sleep Doubles Your Risk of Car Crash

Scarily, 35 percent of American adults sleep less than seven hours daily.

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