human body
Music and sounds only seem to reduce pain in mice when played at a specific volume.
It’s common knowledge that syncing your circadian rhythm to a natural light-dark cycle could improve your health and well-being.
The world is aging, and with age comes vision decline. New research may have found how to improve eyesight in an accessible way.
More humans are being born with a third arm artery, an example of microevolution happening right before our eyes.
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
More than 20% Americans live in a state with access to a medically assisted death.
Myrkl (pronounced “miracle”) is supposed to let you go wild without facing the consequences the next day. But does it actually work?
Gradualism rejects the idea of a “bright line” in the abortion debate.
Should men be doing kegels?
Flies are in no way smart, but they experience time in an almost Matrix-like fashion.
From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at.
Only 2% of Alzheimer’s is 100% genetic. The rest is up to your daily habits.
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The weird and wild ways mummy fever swept through Europe.
Two ICU physicians offer a new approach to stopping it.
More than 90% of human faces are home to mites that live in our skin pores. These friendly guests might be merging with us.
The biology behind your office’s air conditioning war.
Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway.
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“Lac-Phe” grants obese mice the benefits of exercise — without exercising. But don’t expect an “exercise pill.”
There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
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Nikolaas Tinbergen’s concept of “supernormal stimulus” explains why humans are attracted to a heightened version of reality.
Eugenics is bad – but understanding DNA is good.
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“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research.”
The weirdest thing about the 21 feet found near Vancouver since 2007? Foul play has been ruled out.
Is fasting the key to burning fat? It’s not that simple.
Almost all our school improvements fail. Here’s why.
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Near death experiences change people’s lives – and not always for the better.
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“If 90% of children had ADHD and only 10% of children could sit still at a desk, how would we design school?”
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Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
How can the law keep up with new genetic technology?