HEALTH

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.

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

How hot is a "hot yoga" class?

BMI Is Poor Predictor of Health, Scientists Say

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

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.

This Glove Calms Tremors in Parkinson’s Patients

The technology behind it was inspired by a children's toy.

4 Healthy Reasons to Sleep on Your Side

Curl up on your side and use pillows keep your spine aligned.

This App Will Scan and Calculate Your Food’s Nutritional Value

DietSensor will take the guesswork out of calorie counting.

This Prosthetic Arm Can Be Controlled With the Mind

An armband designed for gesture-based computing could also revolutionize prosthetics.

The Fitness Tracker of the Future Will Know When You're Faking

Soon you'll be able to carry accountability with you.

Lyme Disease-Spreading Ticks Now in Almost Half of U.S. Counties

It's been nearly 20 years since the last study on the distribution of disease-carrying ticks.

Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Shingles

Having asthma, regardless of age, increases the risk of contracting or reactivating the varicella zoster virus.

Anja Disseldorp via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY 2.0

India Has Its First Fully Organic State

The farms of Sikkim are now 100 percent pesticide free.

A Portable, Dry EEG Could Change the Way We Monitor Brain Activity

The bizarre-looking helmet could be an easier, less messy way to study brain activity.

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