- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 9th, 2015
Brain-Eating Amoeba Infects 14-Year-Old Boy in Minnesota
The boy, named Hunter Boutain, is in critical condition
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 9th, 2015
Study: Alcoholism Is More Common Among Blue-Eyed People
Researchers correlate eye color with alcoholism risk
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 8th, 2015
Junk Food Rewires the Brain, Triggers an Increase in Appetite
High-fat foods literally transform the brain, study finds
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 7th, 2015
Their Weak Hearts Might Explain Why Men Die Younger than Women
Study finds men are more vulnerable to heart disease
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 7th, 2015
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome Is a Real Condition
The condition makes people see things out of proportion
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 6th, 2015
Medical Experts Can Now Use Smartphones to Detect Eye Disease
Software turns smartphones into diagnostic tools
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 4th, 2015
Deadly Ebola Disease Makes a Comeback in Liberia
The virus has claimed 3 more lives, health officials say
- By Horia Despa
- June 30th, 2015
Single Cells Can Be Made to Levitate with Magnets
Magnetism can help us read a cell's type and life expectancy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2015
Your Brain's Anatomy Decides If You're Rational or Emotional
Rational and emotional people have different brains
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 19th, 2015
World's First Artificial Heart on Display at the Smithsonian
In 1969, this machine kept a patient alive for 65 hours
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Trans Fats in Processed Foods Impair Memory, Investigation Reveals
Well then, it's a good thing the FDA banned them
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 17th, 2015
Exercise Too Long or Too Hard and You Might Get Blood Poisoning
Extreme exercise is bad news, researchers warn
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 17th, 2015
US Food and Drug Administration Bans Trans Fats in Processed Foods
Food manufacturers have three years to comply
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 16th, 2015
Smoking Can Give You over a Dozen Different Types of Cancer
Cancers of the lungs, bronchus and trachea are most common
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 15th, 2015
People Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Risk Heart Attack, Also Stroke
Sleeping disorders correlate with poor cardiovascular health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 12th, 2015
Eating Saltier Foods Might Help You Stave Off Unwanted Weight Gain
Even if you usually go for fatty snacks and dishes
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2015
Surgeons Remove a Whopping 420 Stones from Man's Left Kidney
The patient says he wants to keep the stones as a souvenir