How Close Are We to Curing HIV/AIDS?
Adults Health
Current drug therapies mean it's possible to live a normal life span with HIV, but that's expensive and not a long term solution. What we really need is an HIV vaccine and a cure. So, how close are we?
How Emotionally Healthy Are You?
Adults Health
"One way to start assessing how badly we have been knocked by our early years - and where we might therefore need to direct most of our repair work and attention - is to identify a range of markers of emotional health and imagine how we fare in relation to them. At least four central ones suggest themselves..."
How Drug Companies Make You Buy More Medicine Than You Need
Adults Health
They make eye drops too big -- and make you pay for the waste. This is our first installment in our collaboration with ProPublica.
Should You Eat Every Day?
Adults Health
An intermittent fasting diet is one of the hippest new nutrition and fitness philosophies, based around the idea that going hungry can be good for your health.
What Would Happen If You Never Brushed Your Teeth?
Adults Health
Besides bad breath, there are some SERIOUS consequences if you don't brush your teeth!
How to Cure Aging - During Your Lifetime?
Adults Health
What if we could stop aging forever?
Why is it so hard to cure cancer? - Kyuson Yun
Adults Health
We've harnessed electricity, sequenced the human genome, and eradicated smallpox. But after billions of dollars in research, we haven't found a solution for a disease that affects more than 14 million people and their families at any given time. Why is it so difficult to cure cancer? Kyuson Yun explains the challenges.
This New Pill Could Cure Peanut Allergies
Adults Health
A new study might've found a possible cure for peanut allergies. How does it work?
Stop doing crunches and sit-ups - do planks and leg raises instead
Adults Health
Heather Milton, a senior exercise physiologist at NYU Langone Health, does not recommend sit-ups or crunches for building your core because they put your spine through unnecessary stress.
Why We Eat Too Much
Adults Health
We're hugely invested in the idea that the cause of obesity lies with diet - and that we should therefore solve the problem with kale and apple soup (and other such products). But the real cause of obesity has nothing to do with food. It lies in our emotional under-nourishment. We will start to eat less when we feel more connected, more understood and more in touch with our feelings.
This Biomimetic Tech Could Mean Fewer Trips to the Dentist (You're Welcome)
Adults Health
A new material inspired by mussels may be the key to fillings and crowns that never break or fall out.
What it takes to run the gnarliest race in the world | Ryan Sandes' Dedicate
Adults Health
Ryan Sandes shocked the running world when he won the 2017 Western States 100 - this is what it took to win one of the gnarliest races in the world.
Lab-Grown Mosquitoes Are Being Released by the Millions, Here's What You Need to Know
Adults Health
Mosquitoes kill more people annually than any other animal on earth. But several research companies are looking to tame this issue.
When is water safe to drink? - Mia Nacamulli
Adults Health
Water is refreshing, hydrating, and invaluable to your survival. But clean water remains a precious and often scarce commodity - there are nearly 800 million people who still don't have regular access to it. Why is that? And how can you tell whether the water you have access to - whether from a tap or otherwise - is drinkable? Mia Nacamulli examines water contamination and treatment.
You Might Get Fat Just By Smelling Your Food
Adults Health
The nose's olfactory receptors are stimulated when we smell food and other odors. But could the process of smelling cause weight gain?
Swimming vs. Running: Which Is The Best For You?
Adults Health
There has always been a constant debate as to which is the best form of exercise, so it's time science finds the answer.
A soft silicone 3D-printed heart
Adults Health
Swiss researchers have come a step closer to building a better artificial heart. It's a squishy prototype that's 3D-printed from silicone.