Prolonged journeys in space help inform research into frailty
Astronauts and seniors with frailty have much in common and innovative research may help solve problems for both…
Reading the signs your child might be stressed out
And how to help them overcome it…
Tackling snoring as a family problem
Regardless of who may be the snorer, any disruption to one’s sleep can have short term and long term negative consequences…
The invaluable power of healthy skepticism
Usain Bolt became the fastest human being ever by eating – wait for it – Chicken McNuggets, not following the latest health care fad…
Taking a bite out of the dangerous notion that food is medicine
Pseudoscience and quackery love the food-is-medicine philosophy because it helps them sell their nutritional supplements, diet books and therapy sessions…
How do we make sense of, and manage, football’s violence?
Head-first tackles, helmet swinging and devastating hip injuries all add to a game’s growing reputation for chaos…
How Sesame Place is helping children with autism
The organization has always been strongly committed to the growth, development and education of children from all walks of life…
Medical marijuana can help end opioid crisis
A variety of studies show cannabis is a viable pain-killing alternative, and it has been successfully used to help addicts kick opioids…
Three nutrition trends to stay away from
Skip the cleanses, alkaline diets and IV vitamin therapy; there's no evidence they work and plenty of evidence they can be harmful…
Cool the hype around genetics and health care
We are a long way from identifying definitive biomarkers to illness and personalized gene therapies are likely generations away…