Health
Super Bowl Sunday's Food Needs Work
A public health advocate determined how much exercise is required to burn off various typical big game foods.
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The Sciences
Bear Gut Microbes Help Prep Hibernation
Bears’ gut summer bacteria are more diverse and include species that tend to promote energy storage than are the bacteria that live in them during their hibernation.
Health
Destroying Worn-Out Cells Makes Mice Live Longer
Experiment confirms that targeting senescent cells could treat age-related diseases
Biotech
For the First Time, Scientists Win Approval to Edit Human Embryo Genomes
U.K. regulators grant permission to use CRISPR-Cas9 technology in embryos for early-development research
Health
Antioxidant Use Still Small Mixed Bag
At a Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health forum on diet and health, Walter Willett, chair of the school's nutrition department, talked about benefits and risks associated with antioxidant supplements...
Health
Treating a Stuffed Head [Video]
State of the art help for chronic sinus infections
Fitness
Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids
The risk of having a child with autism quadruples for mothers with both conditions, but the reason for connection remains unclear, study says
Fitness
Immunology of the Rheumatoid Joint
This animation guides us through the immune pathways involved in the disease, from the first signs of self-reactive immune cells to joint damage and other symptoms. This article was reproduced with permission and was first published on January 25, 2016...
Mental Health
Should Kids Take Psychiatric Medication?
We all know (or were) the kid who makes us wish for the invention of a Ritalin blow dart. But is it a good idea to put kids on psychiatric meds? And once they’re on, how long is long enough?...
Fitness
How Bitter Taste Receptors Defend the Body against Bacteria
Bitter taste receptors are not only on the tongue but throughout the body, where they defend us against microbial invaders
Behavior
Symptom Watch: Chewing and Spitting
This common behavior in eating disorders may be indicative of deeper problems
Health
Even Centenarians Are Living Longer
The death rate among Americans who have lived to age 100 or older has decreased
Public Health
“Babymoon” Turns into Zika Nightmare
A Californian is the latest in a string of pregnant women potentially exposed to the tropical virus
Fitness
Should Added Sugar Be on the Nutrition Facts Labels?
Proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts label include a separate line for added sugars. Critics argue that all sugars are the same. Who is right?
Health
Healthful Diet Switch Helps Even Late in Life
At a Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health forum on diet and health, Walter Willett, chair of the school's nutrition department, said that adoption of more healthful eating habits even late in life still has benefits...
Mental Health
The Science of Healing Thoughts
Journalist Jo Marchant explores surprising new research into curing the body with the mind
Public Health
Ticks Carry Lyme Disease in Almost Half of U.S. Counties
The number of reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. has more than tripled since the late 1990s
Health
Better Gut Microbiome Census through Computing
Sophisticated computational techniques make it possible to analyze gene samples from all the bacteria in the gut at once to take a census of the species present.
The Sciences
Sociable Chimps Get Richer Gut Microbiomes
When food is plentiful and chimps are more chummy, they harbor an increased number of different bacterial species in their bellies.
Neuroscience
Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan Show Brain Changes Related to Explosion Exposure
Researchers pinpoint the cerebellum as particularly vulnerable to blast injury
