Sleep Apnea Is Different for Women
The risky disorder often follows a different pattern in women that may get overlooked
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Soylent vs. Huel—Can Powdered Meals Replace Food?
Meal replacement products like Soylent and Huel have gained a loyal following. But are these all-in-one powders and shakes really a more optimal way to get your nutrition?
Can Exercising Before Breakfast Dramatically Improve Your Health?
Hot on the heels of National Diabetes Month, a new study has shown that exercising before eating breakfast can improve how your body responds to insulin
COVID-19: Dealing with Social Distancing
Judy Moskowitz, a professor of medical social sciences at Northwestern University, talks about ways to cope during this time of missing out on our usual diet of social interactions.
If You Don’t Sleep, You Will Go Insane
Originally published in March 1880
Coronavirus Hot Zone: Research and Responses in the U.S. Epicenter
Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs reports from the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak: Kirkland, Wash. In this installment of our ongoing series, he talks with researchers about the efforts to create vaccines and treatments and the challenges the outbreak poses to cancer patients and others who are immunocompromised...
Does Seed Cycling Help Balance Hormones?
A newly trendy nutrition practice called seed cycling is said to help balance female hormones and curb hormonal symptoms. Does science support the claims?
Coronavirus Hot Zone: The View from the U.S. Epicenter
Scientific American contributing editor W. Wayt Gibbs reports from the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak: Kirkland, Wash. In this first installment of an ongoing series, he looks at why children seem to weather this disease better than adults and the complicated issue of shuttering schools...
Do Essential Oils Work? Here’s What Science Says
Every time you turn around someone is suggesting aromatherapy. Essential oils are a $1 billion industry, but are they effective?
What Type of Exercise Is Best during Menopause?
How can menopausal and perimenopausal women exercise to avoid “middle-age spread”? We talked with physician and triathlete Tamsin Lewis to find out
Astrology, Tarot Cards and Psychotherapy
With psychotherapists’ encouragement, troubled people are seeking solace in pseudoscientific practices such as astrology and tarot cards...
Advancing Efforts in Disease Interception
Ben Wiegand, global head of the World without Disease Accelerator at Janssen, the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, talks about efforts to prevent a disease or to identify it in its earliest stages for more effective treatments...
How to Maximize Your Workout with Push-Pull Strength Training
Do you want a flexible, balanced, easy-to-remember workout that doesn't require spending all day at the gym? Push-pull strength training is for you!
3 Strategies for Eating Healthier—Which One Works Best?
There’s new research on the most effective strategies for changing behavior. Which one is best at helping you eat healthier?
Can Avoiding Caffeine Boost Your Athletic Performance?
The ergogenic effects of caffeine on muscle strength and aerobic endurance are significant. But do you have to forego your morning cup of joe for a while to really feel them?
What to Eat to Prevent Kidney Stones
Passing a kidney stone is excruciating! Here are some tips to reduce the chances that you’ll ever have to endure that pain or relive past misery
Can You Use Yoga to Improve Your Athletic Performance?
Get-Fit Guy picks the brain of yoga practitioner, Abi Carver of Yoga15.com, to find out how she works with athletes to do just that
Every Student Needs 200 Cubic Feet of Air
Originally published in April 1895
Is Red Meat Killing Us or Making Us Stronger?
For years, experts have been telling us to cut back on red meat. Now, a new analysis says there’s no reason to. What’s a health-conscious consumer to do?
Doctors Need to Focus Less on a Patient’s Weight
Extra pounds can lead to health problems, but dwelling on fat itself can increase stigma and shame
