- August 1, 2012Health
Many Olympians Suffer from Asthma
- The most common chronic condition among all Olympic athletes is asthma. But many don't start suffering symptoms until their later years, suggesting that endurance training could be a trigger...
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- June 28, 2011Health
Cleaner Water Worldwide But Still Out of Reach for Millions
- In the last decade, more than a billion people have seen improved water safety and sanitation. But 800 million are still at risk of water-borne disease. Katherine Harmon reports
- November 29, 2011Health
Soccer Headings Can Harm Brain
- A specialized form of brain imaging finds that soccer players who head the ball more than 1,000 times a year face risks similar to those with head trauma. Katherine Harmon reports
- June 17, 2015Salud
¿Por cuánto tiempo se puede contener la respiración?
- Algunas personas, como quienes practican el buceo, pueden contener la respiración por unos cuantos minutos. ¿Cuánto es lo máximo que el cuerpo humano puede permanecer sin respirar?...
- Katherine Harmon
- April 22, 2013Book
Remember When? The Science of Memory
- Why can you vividly recall the day your father took you to your first baseball game many years ago, but you can’t remember where you just put the car keys? The process of how - and what - we remember is a fascinating window onto who we are and what makes us tick...
- June 7, 2011Health
Mouse Study: Yo-Yo Dieting Beats Not Dieting at All
- Mice fed an alternating high-fat and low-fat diet lived almost as long as mice on a constant low-fat diet--and longer than mice on a constant high-fat diet. Katherine Harmon reports
- October 23, 2017Book
The Real Zombies of Nature
- The zombie has had a bit of a renaissance over the last decade. Hollywood churns out films like World War Z and TV shows like The Walking Dead, communities throughout the country hold zombie runs and races...
- September 11, 2012Health
Experts Offer Tips to Lower Risk of West Nile
- This year has had the most recorded cases of West Nile virus on record in the U.S. Public health experts offer tips to avoid the virus. Katherine Harmon reports
- August 15, 2013Health
Breakfast Is The Most Important Meal For Dieters
- Women who ate half of 1,400 daily calories at breakfast lost almost 80 percent more weight than women who ate half their 1,400 calories at dinner. Katherine Harmon reports
- July 5, 2011Health
Women's Study: Exercise, Good Diet and Non-Smoking Greatly Reduce Sudden Heart Death Risk
- The Nurses' Health Study finds that the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest in white women can be lowered by 92 percent through lifestyle maintenance alone. Katherine Harmon reports...
- July 13, 2012Book
The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics
- The Olympics are the world’s most prestigious stage for athletic competition. Fans both casual and hardcore tune in religiously every few years to watch as men and women push themselves to the limits of human performance...
- May 13, 2013Book
Eat, Move, Think: Living Healthy
- While many of us strive to live healthy lives, the task can be daunting and the information overwhelming. Should we be more concerned with our diet or with keeping our weight down? How important is exercise?...
- September 20, 2011Biology
Eternal Vigilance Fingers the Flu
- The influenza virus is hiding and changing in animal populations. Virologist Ab Osterhaus explains how that could make it more lethal and how we have to keep a constant eye on its development...
- October 27, 2011Health
BP Meds at Night Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
- People who took at least one of their blood pressure medications before going to bed had a reduced risk of circulatory problems compared with morning pill poppers. Katherine Harmon reports...
- March 28, 2012Health
Frequent Chocolate Eaters Have Lower BMIs
- People who ate chocolate frequently consumed more calories and more saturated fat, yet had lower average body mass indexes than those who did not eat chocolate. Katherine Harmon reports
- July 24, 2012Health
Certain Airports Are Disease-Spread Hot Spots
- M.I.T. researchers used real traveler patterns, geographical information and airport waiting times to predict what U.S. airports are most likely to spread an epidemic from its origin. Katherine Harmon reports...
- August 7, 2012Health
Color-Coded Food Helps Consumers Make Healthful Choices
- Six months after color coding its food choices as least, somewhat or most healthful, Massachusetts General Hospital saw its cafeteria users substantially decreased their least healthful food choices and increase the more healthful ones...
- August 16, 2011Health
Medicare Doughnut Hole Swallows Meds
- Medicare recipients in the so-called doughnut hole, where they foot the complete bill for their drugs, are twice as likely to skip meds entirely than are those who get other assistance...
- December 31, 2016Biología
¿Cómo se convierten los animales en zombis?
- Los zombis no solo existen en las películas de ciencia ficción, son reales y los podemos encontrar
en todo el mundo animal - Katherine Harmon Courage
- February 26, 2009Biology
The Clear-Headed Fish
- This fish might look made for science—or just plain made-up—but it's 100 percent real. First described in 1939, this "barreleye" has been somewhat of a mystery to science...