A neuroscientist explains how exercise can make you smarter
AdultsHealthNeuroscienceDr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at NYU and the the author of "Healthy Brain, Happy Life." Here, she explains the positive effects of exercising to the brain.
How does your body process medicine?
AdultsHealthHumanScienceHave you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
A Robot Just Performed the First-Ever Surgery Inside the Human Eye
AdultsHealthTechnologyScienceA surgeon uses controls to guide the robot.
What humans will look like in 1,000 years
AdultsFutureHumanScience...There will eventually be a day where prosthetics are no longer just for the disabled. However, it's not just our outside appearance that will change - our genes will also evolve on microscopic levels to aid our survival. For example, an Oxford-led study discovered a group of HIV-infected children in South Africa living healthy lives. It turns out, they have a built-in defense against HIV that prevents the virus from advancing to AIDS.
Oxygen's surprisingly complex journey through your body - Enda Butler
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...Oxygen forms about 21% of the air around us. In your body, oxygen forms a vital role in the production of energy in most cells. But if gases can only efficiently diffuse across tiny distances, how does oxygen reach the cells deep inside your body? Enda Butler tracks the surprisingly complex journey of oxygen through your body.
Your Brain Changes all the time, but Being a Mom Changes It Forever
AdultsFamilyHumanNeuroscience...Mother's bodies go through tons of changes before and after giving birth, but so do their brains! What really makes a mom's brain different?
Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science
AdultsHealthPhysicsTechnology...One man's quest to test the human limits of gravity on the human body.
9 Signs You're Not Drinking Enough Water
AdultsHealthScienceWellness...We've heard it. We get it. We know! Drink more water! But it's not just overplayed advice from fitness magazines and your mother. When we get dehydrated our bodies send out clear warning signs that we need to check our fluid levels. If that happens, it's important to do everything to get your hydration level back on track. Here are some of the symptoms associated with not drinking enough water...
The shocking truth about your health | Lissa Rankin | TEDxFiDiWomen
AdultsHealthLeadershipWomen...Lissa Rankin, MD is an OB/GYN physician, author, keynote speaker, consultant to health care visionaries, professional artist, and founder of the women's health and wellness community OwningPink.com. Discouraged by the broken, patriarchal health care system, she left her medical practice in 2007 only to realize that you can quit your job, but you can't quit your calling. This epiphany launched her on a journey of discovery that led her to become a leader in the field of mind/body medicine, which she blogs about at OwningPink.com and is writing about in her third book Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof You Can Heal Yourself (Hay House, 2013).
Why Some People Don't Feel Pain
AdultsHealthHumanNeuroscience...Pain helps us survive, and yet some people are born without the ability to feel pain, how?
Why do we itch? - Emma Bryce
AdultsBiologyHumanScience...The average person experiences dozens of individual itches each day. We've all experienced the annoyance of an inconvenient itch - but have you ever pondered why we itch in the first place? Is there actually an evolutionary purpose to the itch, or is it simply there to annoy us? Emma Bryce digs deep into the skin to find out.