Researchers identify a new target for disorders such as PTSD and schizophrenia Everyone has unwelcome thoughts from time to time. But such intrusions can signal serious psychiatric conditions...
Brain’s “Brakes” Suppress Unwanted Thoughts
Brain Training: How to Stay Focused and Stop Multitasking
The flexibility of online life, connected life, and mobile life is turning your brain to mush. Do one thing at a time. I’ve been reading a lot about how multitasking and technology is rewiri...
“Nightmare Bacteria” Widespread in U.S. Hospitals
Such pathogens are resistant to nearly every drug The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention detected more than 220 cases last year of a rare breed of “nightmare bacteria” that are virtu...
Can You Lose Weight by Eating More Often?
Is six meals a day the secret to losing weight? A lot of people believe that eating more frequently boosts your metabolism. I debunked this in the first year of the Nutrition Diva podcast, wh...
Where Marijuana Is Legal, Opioid Prescriptions Fall
Two new studies support this correlation. Credit: Getty Images As more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana, doctors may be replacing opioid prescriptions with suggestions to visi...
How Does Insulin Work in Our Bodies?
What is insulin and how do our bodies use it? Credit: David Hay Jones Getty Images The prevalence of diabetes, a condition related to the body’s inability to appropriately produce a hormone cal...
New Studies Link Cell Phone Radiation with Cancer
Researchers call for greater caution, but skeptics say the evidence from rat studies is not convincing Does cell phone radiation cause cancer? New studies show a correlation in lab rats, but the...
Body Fat: How to Use It and Lose It
A closer look at body fat: Where does it come from, why do we need it, what are the best ways to burn it off, and where the heck does it go? Body fat, or the more technical term adipocytes (adipo...
Is It Safe to Eat Freezer Burned Food?
You put raw meat into the freezer and a couple of months later it appears cooked. What’s going on? Joe writes: “I just came across some steaks in the freezer and parts of them look as if ...
No more insulin injections?
Encapsulated pancreatic cells offer possible new diabetes treatment. In patients suffering from Type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the pancreas, eventually leaving patients without the abil...