Fiber is so much more than “roughage!” From your heart and your bones to your microbiome, the list of health benefits linked to fiber keeps getting longer as nutrition science learns more about what it does for us...
A study of our closest evolutionary relatives finds that the chimp behavior known as lip smacking occurs in the same timing range as human mouths during speech.
We’re beginning to understand the mechanism behind this relatively common symptom
The psychological state of children may need special attention during COVID-19 impacts and isolation.
Whole-body Vibration Training promises some impressive fitness and health benefits. But is shakin' it on a vibrating platform as good for you as regular old exercise?
Analyzing keywords on Twitter can offer a loose measure of the subjective well-being of a community, as long as you don’t count three words: good, love and LOL.
As a medical student, I found it surprisingly comfortable, because my “patient” was also my very patient instructor
Can fancy-looking air-filled boots play a role in our workout recovery? I asked physiology expert Dr. Jeff Martin to take a deep dive with me to find out
The impressive health benefits of drinking yerba mate include increased energy and enhanced weight loss. Should you trade your coffee or tea for this traditional South American beverage?...
A gene whose mutated form is associated with cancer in humans turns out to have a role in burning calories over a long evolutionary history.
Lots of things seem to trigger the involuntary reflex known as the hiccups, but does science understand why that reflex happens in the first place?
Exercise like walking, swimming, and even dancing have been shown to be good for your memory, but the optimal intensity of that exercise has been unclear... until now
Clinical trials have begun to test drugs that counter toxic molecular webs linked to lung distress
Health journalist Judy Foreman talks about her new book Exercise Is Medicine: How Physical Activity Boosts Health and Slows Aging.
Pathologists are starting to get a closer look at the damage that COVID-19 does to the body by carefully examining the internal organs of people who have died from the novel coronavirus...
Here are some “highlights” from the past 13.5 years of this podcast.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy improved both symptoms and markers of senescence in people with anxiety
Forget carbs and calories. Your microbiome may hold the key to better blood sugar control
Well, it’s probably there because the odds on its presence have gone way up in the past 40 years. But such parasites are still much more of a health problem for whales and dolphins than they are for us...
Our choppers are crowded, crooked and riddled with cavities. It hasn’t always been this way
