We asked an exercise scientist how to know you’re working out hard enough to...
See Also It's generally common knowledge that if you're not pushing yourself during a workout, you're not getting the kind of benefit you likely want from your exercise. But how do you know that you're...
View ArticleThe pollution outside your office window affects your work in a big way
Imagine a city without cars. Pedestrians stroll along idyllic boulevards. Cyclists pedal without fear. Both feel no need to worry about a two-ton hunk of metal putting their lights out. That's the...
View ArticleCleaners say WeWork threatened to fire them for unionizing
See Also Cleaners working at WeWork's New York locations say the co-working space startup threatened to fire them if they unionized, BuzzFeed reports. A branch of the Service Employees International...
View ArticleScientists find drinking coffee is associated with clearer arteries
See Also People who drink three to five cups of coffee a day are less likely to develop clogged arteries that could lead to heart attacks, a study has found. An international team of researchers, led...
View ArticleHere's Why Doctors Can't Agree On How Much Salt You Should Be Eating
This week, the New England Journal of Medicine published three papers about the effects of salt consumption on health. Their apparently contradictory findings have served to further fuel an unwarranted...
View ArticleThis statistic shows how the nature of war is changing around the world
Improvements in medical care in conflict zones are probably part of the story, but I wonder if changes in norms and values, and in the international institutions and practices instantiating them,...
View ArticleHere’s How Much Alcohol You Can Drink Without Hurting Yourself
For many of us, alcohol is an enjoyable backdrop to life: wine with dinner, beers with friends, a glass of bubbly to celebrate a special occasion, or nip of something heavier to unwind after a long...
View ArticleDig in! Study links eating chocolate with heart health
Could nibbling on some chocolate a day help keep the doctor away? Chocolate lovers may have a lowered risk of heart disease and stroke, in addition to really good taste. A new study in Norfolk, England...
View ArticleScientists just took a huge step to understand one of the body's most...
called "the least understood human organ.""The chip may allow us to do experiments more efficiently and at a lower cost than animal studies," Dr. Roberto Romero, one of the study authors said in a...
View ArticleNo, having more sex will NOT make you happier
See Also In the first study of its kind, a team of scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have upended the common notion that having more sex will make you happier. In fact, more sex might even...
View ArticleOutlet shopping isn't as great as you think
For example, at Off 5th, only 10% of the merchandise is leftover Saks inventory. The rest is private-label goods and merchandise created specifically for the stores by "brand-appropriate" vendors. But...
View ArticleTwo chocolate bars a day 'reduce risk of heart disease and stroke'
Chocolate may no longer be just an indulgent sweet treat according to new research showing that eating up to two bars a day may reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. Heart researchers at the...
View ArticleApple could be working on a gaming headset
Apple has just been awarded a patent for a headset with a built-in microphone that would be ideal for gaming. The inventors of the patented product, designers Robert Brunner and Christopher Kuh,...
View ArticleScientists want to test a potentially anti-aging pill that would change the...
See Also On June 24, researchers will meet with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a very specific reason: they want to test a drug that might slow the aging process. If they succeed, they will...
View ArticleHow Eating Two Chocolate Bars A DAY 'Cuts Your Risk Of Heart Attack
It is considered one of life’s guilty pleasures – but that could be about to change. Scientists now say that regularly tucking into a few pieces of chocolate may actually be good for us. A study has...
View ArticleNationals' Max Scherzer gives interview covered in chocolate sauce after...
Jun 20, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) is doused with chocolate syrup by left fielder Jayson Werth (right) and right fielder Bryce Harper (34) after...
View ArticleEating chocolate may protect you from heart disease and stroke
It's hard to believe that something as delicious as chocolate could actually benefit your health in dramatic manners. BMJ reported via EurekAlert on June 15, 2016, eating up to 100 g of chocolate a day...
View ArticleChocolate may lower risk of stroke and heart disease
Chocolate lovers take heart. According to a new study published June 15 in the journal Heart, eating up to 3.5 ounces of chocolate a day may lower your risk of heart disease or stroke. “People who want...
View ArticleEating More Whole Grains Linked To Longer Life
Flickr/SweetonVeg See Also Eating whole grains such as popcorn, oats and quinoa is linked to increased longevity, and may decrease risk for deaths from cardiovascular disease over a 25-year period, but...
View ArticleA California high school is among the first in the nation to install...
"If there’s a fire that happens, and the alarm goes off, we know how to react.” The technology comes at a time when mass shootings have sparked national conversations about gun safety. In light of the...
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