Does the COVID-19 pandemic impact parents’ and adolescents’ well-being?
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated measures during the first lockdown in the Netherlands in March 2020 caused major changes in …
Age does not contribute to COVID-19 susceptibility, study finds
Scientists have estimated that the age of an individual does not indicate how likely they are to be infected by …
Surgery for benign breast disease does not impair future breastfeeding capability
Young women with benign breast conditions may undergo surgery without jeopardizing their ability to breastfeed later on. One of the …
Does your mask pass the candle test?
While the idea of wearing a mask has its own controversy, the fact that many local and state mandates require …
Does your mask pass the candle test?
While the idea of wearing a mask has its own controversy, the fact that many local and state mandates require …
Explainer: what is contact tracing and how does it help limit the coronavirus spread?
You might have heard about contact tracing which, when combined with social distancing, has proven a powerful asset in controlling …
What does it mean when you bruise easily?
Do you ever look at a bruise on your body and wonder how on earth it got there? Or worse, …
People Are Going on "Dopamine Fasts" to Think More Clearly and Gain Focus—but Does It Work?
Forget going without food for 16 hours. The latest fasting fad, on the face of it, involves depriving yourself of …
Human perception of colors does not rely entirely on language, a case study
After patient RDS (identified only by his initials for privacy) suffered a stroke, he experienced a rare and unusual side …
These Chips Are Made Out of Chicken. Does That Mean They’re Healthy?
Making a decision in the supermarket these days is an exercise in patience. There are an ever-increasing number of packaged …
Does hitting the snooze button really help you feel better?
To sleep or to snooze? You probably know the answer, but you don’t prefer it. Most of us probably use …
CBD—it’s everywhere, but does it work?
(HealthDay)—You would have to be living in a cave to have missed the CBD craze that is sweeping across America: …
Moderate alcohol consumption does not protect against stroke, study shows
Blood pressure and stroke risk increase steadily with increasing alcohol intake, and previous claims that 1-2 alcoholic drinks a day …
Abstaining from sex does NOT make you a better athlete
Abstaining from sex ‘does NOT make you a better athlete’ despite the ritual being followed by champion boxers and footballers …
How does the brain change over the course of Alzheimer’s?
What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer’s disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the …
Does Romance Make You Gag? There's Actually a Term for That
By the time I hit my senior year in college, I thought I had heard just about every crazy sex …
How does exercise prompt fat to benefit metabolism?
The finding follows earlier work in which the researchers were the first to show that exercise prompts fat tissue to …
Does that medicine work for women? Why signing up for a medical study could be your next feminist move
You’ve marched in the Women’s March, cheered for women in Congress, grappled with the wide-ranging implications of the MeToo movement, …