HEALTH

Study Suggests Endurance Running May Boost Your Brain

When it comes to brain cell growth, weight lifting and interval training got left in the dust by endurance running.

Scientists Test Drug for Traumatic Brain Injury

The drug may ease some of the problematic inflammation that follows a head injury.

The States Where People Sleep the Most, Mapped

Go to bed, Hawaii!

Early Sugar Consumption Linked to Brain Trauma in Rats

Baby rats who were fed sugar soon after weaning showed similar damage to the part of the brain that deals with memory and stress as rats who suffered extreme anxiety at an early age.

Morals, Mammaries, and the Invention of the Stethoscope

In 1816, French physician Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec had a young woman on his exam table, and no idea what to do with her. The examination up to that point suggested a diseased heart, but Laennec wasn’t sure how he would confirm that.

Infographic: The Most Common Causes of Injury Throughout the Year

Flowing Data has created an infographic of the 250 products most frequently associated with emergency room visits throughout the year.

Your Brain May Be Sabotaging Your Diet

Once you’ve had a taste of something good—even if it’s bad for you—your brain’s reward system will try to keep you going back for more.

4 Ways to Stick to Your Exercise Regimen

We know exercise is important, so why's it so hard to get to the gym?

Frequent Sighing Helps Keep You Alive

Scientists have now pinpointed the region in the brain that transforms normal breathing into a life-giving sigh.

Michael Smeltzer and Deborah Brewington, Vanderbilt University

Having Neanderthal DNA May Increase Your Risk of Certain Diseases

How far back do you know your family’s medical history?

Can Drinking Cranberry Juice Really Help a UTI?

Many women turn to cranberry juice to ease the awful symptoms of urinary tract infections. But does it actually work?

5 Sleepless Facts About Nightmares and Other Parasomnias

3. Sleep paralysis can be scary as hell. Literally.

These Jobs Pose the Greatest Risks to Your Health

Hopefully they all offer healthcare benefits.

Decoding the Yoga Schedule: What to Expect from 9 Common Class Types

How hot is a "hot yoga" class?

Scott Bauer, USDA via Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Ticks' DNA Data May Someday Help Us Control Them

For such a small animal, the deer tick has a genome that was surprisingly hard to unravel.

BMI Is Poor Predictor of Health, Scientists Say

Research shows that many people who are technically obese are also fit and healthy.

Kreuzschnabel via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

Power Lines and Cell Towers May Cause Pain for Amputees

Scientists say the electromagnetic fields can amplify pain in already damaged nerves.

6 Smart Ways to Get More Protein in Your Diet

You don't need to scarf down chicken cutlets every hour in order to get more protein in your diet—just make these simple switches.

Do I Really Need to Take Vitamins?

Do vitamin supplements improve your health—or do more harm than good?

Wear Deodorant? You Have More Armpit Bacteria Than Antiperspirant Users

It's not necessarily a bad thing.

Scientists Say Chronic Pain Can Alter DNA

Researchers have found evidence that prolonged exposure to pain can alter DNA in the brain and immune system.

7 Questions About the Zika Virus, Answered

What is it, and why has it exploded now?

The 6 Most Dangerous Foods, According to a Food Poisoning Expert

Attorney Bill Marler has spent the last two decades working on food-poisoning lawsuits—and now there are some foods he just won't eat.

A Fashionable, Comfy Flotation Device You'll Actually Want to Wear

Because life jackets can't work if you don't want to wear them.

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