So THAT’S Why Alcohol Makes You Poop Weird
Peter Dazeley via Getty Images Experts break down exactly why alcohol can trigger diarrhea, fecal urgency and other unpleasant side effects and the steps you can take to prevent them. After downing cocktail after cocktail during a night out, you may wake up needing a tall glass of water, ibuprofen, and a long visit with […]
Feeling Irrationally Upset Over Little Things? Here’s What You Should Do.
Maria Korneeva via Getty Images Experts share just exactly how we can let go of the little frustrations that are stressing us out. As the adage goes, “don’t sweat the small stuff.” But that might be easier said than done for many of us. “It’s not uncommon to become upset over small things sometimes,” Nicole […]
21 Tweets About The Germs Kids Come Home With That Are All Too Real
Kids’ getting sick: it’s a universal truth of parenting. You never know exactly when it’s going to happen, but you know with total certainty that it will. Day of a big work presentation? On the way to the airport for an international flight? A fever or a stomach bug can intrude on your lives at […]
Opinion | Suffering Endures on the Other Side of the Mpox Curve
I couldn’t remember exactly where I knew him from, but I recognized his large olive-green eyes above his mask when he stopped at my clinic office door. “Hola doctor, me recuerdas [do you remember me]?” he asked excitedly. He said I had helped him during the summer when he had a severe case of monkeypox […]
What is a pond? Study provides first data-driven definition
Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study co-led by Cornell University offers the first data-driven, functional definition of a pond and evidence of ponds’ distinct ecological function, which could have broad implications for science and policy. “The lack of a universal pond […]
Bacteria with recording function capture gut health status
Our gut is home to countless bacteria, which help us to digest food. But what exactly do the microorganisms do inside the body? Which enzymes do they produce, and when? And how do the bacteria metabolise health-promoting foods that help us avoid disease? To obtain answers to such questions, researchers at the Department of Biosystems […]
This Is What Happens To Your Brain When You Orgasm
For National Orgasm Day, we know they feel good – but what exactly do they do to our brains? We asked sex therapist and neuroscientist Dr Nan Wise, author of Why Good Sex Matters to explain exactly what happens when we orgasm, from how our brain registers pleasure to the health benefits behind the Big […]
Burst of accumulated zinc shows how the mineral boosts immune function, suggesting ways to improve health: In mice, zinc helps thymus of the immune system regrow and immune-cell recovery after bone marrow transplant
Zinc’s immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven’t known exactly how it works. In a new study published online March 25 in the journal Blood, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists reveal two ways the mineral supports immunity and suggest how it could be used to improve health. Using mice, the team discovered that zinc […]