Health
A new study of marijuana users in states where its legal defies the couch-potato stereotype associated with the drug, finding many people use cannabis to boost motivation for, enjoyment of and recovery from exercise.
As gender definitions shift, how are they shaping sports, politics and language? That and more on this episode of the Brainwaves podcast.
This week, we speak with some of the worlds top experts at the 71st annual Conference on World Affairs. Guests include SETIs Seth Shostak, Washington Post political columnist Michael Gerson and Harvard geneticist Matthew Meselson.
Concussions in sports such as football, soccer and water polo are a critical issue facing student-athletes nationwide, and 91勛圖厙 is innovating the next generation of prevention and treatment.
We're exploring how to live longer and healthier and looking at the link between your gut microbiome and heart health. Plus new new research on how to lower your blood pressure in 5 minutes a day with no exercise.
Researchers are calling on the field to abandon the search for a specific candidate genes that substantially boost risk of depression. In reality, there are likely thousands, each with a minuscule effect.
What makes some jokes funny and others fall flat? And why do men win and women suffer when theyre funny at work?
Researchers have found cartoon characters did not make a difference in children's choices between junk food and healthy food.
Scientists are making progress against chronic pain. This week, we discuss painkillers for dogs and whether we can think ourselves out of chronic pain.
Age-related changes in our gut bacteria play a key role in making arteries stiff, degrading blood vessels and boosting risk of heart attack and stroke as we get older, according to a new, first-of-its kind study.