Health in a Heartbeat

High anxiety is a modern scourge. Part of it stems from the outrage manufactured by social media and the 24/7 news cycle. We can seldom outrun the reach of our...

Researchers have long told us that green spaces are healthy. And who could argue that spending time in a woodsy place is better than a stroll along a crowded city...

Waking up with a yawn, you wonder what on earth possessed you to dream you were in a kennel. Then, your better half asks if you heard the neighbor’s dogs...

  Is using a robot pal to talk about your worries or ask for advice a good idea? A new study from researchers in Denmark suggests those questions may have...

It looks like we’re not the only ones playing pretend. A new study from Johns Hopkins University delved into the imagination capabilities of a 43-year-old bonobo named Kanzi — and...

Trying to avoid diabetes? Take a hike. No, really. A new study from researchers at Gladstone Institutes explains why folks living at a high altitude tend to develop diabetes much...

Here’s something to talk about around the office water cooler: Office water coolers aren’t as clean as they could be. A paper published in the journal AIMS Microbiology reported some...

How do you take your tea? With milk and a little sugar? Maybe some cream? A jug of it, iced? A can from the gas station? With biscuits, perhaps. Or...

Face it: You’ve peaked. Well, maybe not. It all depends on your lifestyle. Researchers from Sweden followed adults over the course of 47 years to pinpoint when our bodies —...

Burning the midnight oil? Pulling an all-nighter? There’s more than one way to describe staying up late, and there’s also more than one consequence. Trouble staying focused is one of...

Silver bullets supposedly kill werewolves, should you ever meet one. But the battle’s a little more complicated when it comes to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Scientists are focused on harnessing silver’s antibacterial...

Weight-loss drugs are wildly popular. So much so that a recent study found about 1 in 8 Americans have tried them. The high demand initially led to nationwide shortages that...

When treating lung and skin cancers, doctors frequently attempt to trigger the body’s immune system with drugs to help it recognize and attack cancer cells. But in advanced stages of...

It turns out the popular phrase “rise and shine” isn’t just a saying — it’s also science. New research suggests catching some morning sunshine might be the key to improving your sleep, mood and overall health. A 2024 study in Brazil observed 1,700 adults’ sunlight exposure and sleeping...

What is the secret to a longer life? Well, we know the fountain of youth is probably not going to work. You could always eat an apple a day, or...

A fish whose life is the precise inverse of Benjamin Button’s might be the key to understanding how our kidneys age. The African turquoise killifish is a brightly colored fish...

Welcome to National Poison Prevention Week, an event created by Congress and used to publicize household dangers for a good 64 years now. It serves as a good reminder to...

How you react to a life partner’s cognitive decline may depend a great deal on whether you are male or female. A recent study from the universities of Wisconsin and...

The new year is speeding up. Somehow, it’s March already. Many of us might be toying with the idea of augmenting our formerly rigorous — maybe overly ambitious — New...

Despite the prevalence of TV characters brooding over a glass filled with amber liquid, or the number of dish towels available with “wine mom” graphics, drinking regularly does impact your...

For many, our days in art class are long behind us. Those macaroni necklaces, finger paintings and paper collages are now distant memories from childhood. As we grow older, responsibilities...

Thanks to our genes, the environment and our lifestyles, cancer cases have more than doubled worldwide since 1990. And the disease, in all its forms, is on track to rise...

Cancer, the emperor of all maladies, has a deservedly bad reputation. Its treatments are punishing; its prognosis dependent on how willing the cancer is to be caught early, or on...

Americans drink an average of about 2½ gallons of alcohol a year. An analysis of 62 research studies says it’s not safe. The thread that runs through those previous studies...

Giant pandas might be onto something. Move over, broccoli. Bamboo is the latest superfood identified by scientists. Bamboo shoots have been part of the human diet in Asia for ages....