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From Soy to Carbs: How Food can Ease Menopause Symptoms
Capsule wardrobes have become a popular way to streamline and organize your closet — basically, paring it down to a few staple pieces that you can co…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Engineering Happiness into our Daily Lives
Think about the last time you were really happy — where were you? What were you doing? Who were you with? And, most importantly, how can you recreate…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How Noise Affects Our Health
For a lot of us, noise is a constant factor — an inescapable soundtrack playing on loop in the background. Kids screaming, sirens blaring, the roar o…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Inside the Dramatic Race to Decode the Human Genome
Twenty-five years ago, President Bill Clinton stood before a podium in the East Room of the White House, and, in front of an all-star lineup of resea…
8 months ago
When Should Patients Decide for Themselves?
As patients, we often wonder what our role should be when it comes to getting better. Should we research options, get second opinions, and ask lots o…
8 months, 1 week ago
Searching for the Truth — and Finding Unexpected Answers
In 1973, Stanford psychologist David Rosenhan published a bombshell paper called “On Being Sane in Insane Places.” In the paper, Rosenhan described f…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Inside the Hidden Wonders of the Shrinking Arctic
Over the course of 20 years, writer Neil Shea explored the awe-inspiring landscape of the Arctic. He saw narwhals poking their tusks above the water,…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Nurturing Connection is Good for Your Health
So often, our relationships take a backseat to everything else on our to-do lists — but new research shows that nurturing personal connections plays …
9 months ago
What Science Says About How Much Our Food Choices Matter
Ahead of Thanksgiving, we do a deep dive into what we actually know about diet, and what we should and shouldn’t be eating. We talk with a nutrition …
9 months, 1 week ago
How to 'Engineer' Your Dreams and End Nightmares
How do our dreams connect to health, and how could “dream engineering” help people get over nightmares? Researcher Michelle Carr writes about that in…
9 months, 1 week ago