Should You Switch to Corn Oil to Lower Cholesterol?
A newly published study shows that corn oil reduces cholesterol much more effectively than extra virgin olive oil. But before you make a switch, there are some other factors to consider
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Opioids Still Needed by Some Pain Patients
The "other victims" of the opioid epidemic are pain patients who need the drugs but cannot now get them because of fears related to their use
Pros and Cons of the Whole30 Challenge
The Whole30 nutrition challenge is wildly popular. But can it really deliver on its promises? Nutrition Diva examines the pros, cons, and alternatives
Sleep Shrinks the Brain's Synapses to Make Room for New Learning
The process keeps the attic of your mind well organized
The Gestation Equation: Testing Babies' Genes
Journalist Bonnie Rochman talks about her new Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux book, The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids—and the Kids We Have.
Want to Lose Weight? What You Need to Know about Eating and Exercise
Two decades of research confirm that weight loss is about burning more calories than you consume—but what you eat is more important than how much you exercise
Drop in Cases of Zika Threatens Large-Scale Trials
Dwindling infection rate makes reliable data hard to gather
In "Drop Out Club" Doctors Counsel One Another on Quitting the Field
Online support groups aim to fill a void
Fitness Bands Fail on Calorie Counts
Activity trackers accurately reckon heart rate—but they're way off in estimates of energy expenditure. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Chocolate Linked to Decreased Risk of Irregular Heart Rhythm
People who ate cocoa one to three times a month less likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation
A Radical Approach against Superbugs: Learn to Live with Them
One physiologist wants us to stop worrying so much about fighting infections and instead help the body tolerate them
Causes and Treatment of Lower Back Pain
What do you do when you have back pain? In part 2 of our low back pain series, learn the more common causes and treatment of low back pain.
Can You Get Enough Fiber on a Low-Carb Diet?
Two different conditions with two conflicting dietary prescriptions. Nutrition Diva helps make sense of seemingly contradictory advice
Parents Tinker with Kids' Diet to Treat ADHD
Medication and therapy remain the most effective treatments, but some are looking to alternatives
Psychedelic Compound in Ecstasy Moves Closer to Approval to Treat PTSD
A promising treatment that uses MDMA could help people suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder
Is Eating Late Bad for Your Heart?
The American Heart Association suggests that late night eating might increase your risk of heart disease. But how solid is the evidence?
Can Anything Stop My Migraine?
After a long drought, neuroscientists are readying a host of new treatments both to knock out the debilitating headaches and prevent them in the first place
Records Found in Dusty Basement Undermine Decades of Dietary Advice
Raw data from a 40-year-old study raises new questions about fats
Outsmarting the Hungry Brain: An Interview with Stephan Guyenet
The author of The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make us Overeat explains how we're betrayed by our very own brains, which lead us to crave and overeat foods that aren't good for us.
You Could Eat Off the Floor, It Was So Resistant to Bacterial Transfer
Let's take a time-out to review the five-second rule
