Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Robin Smith
A new lab-made knee cartilage is 26% stronger than natural cartilage in tension, something like suspending seven grand pianos from a key ring
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- Written by: Michael Rozansky-
Asked if they wear a mask indoors when with other people who are not from their household, 54% say they never or rarely wear a mask, up from 46% in April and 25% in January.
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- Written by: Susan De Longand Carol Wilusz, Colorado State University
A community’s sewage holds clues about its COVID-19 burden. Over the course of the pandemic, wastewater surveillance has become an increasingly popular way to try to understand local infection trends.
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- Written by: Bryant Lusk
Some of the best nutritional strategies and dietary patterns for safeguarding your cardiovascular system are simple changes that can make a world of difference.
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- Written by: Clare Collins and Megan Whatnall, University of Newcastle
Grocery prices have taken a hike upwards for a host of reasons, including the rising costs of petrol, fertiliser and labour.
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- Written by: Barbara Schindo, Penn State
Protection against symptomatic COVID-19 begins to decrease after one month from initial vaccination, while immunity against severe COVID-19 remains high for about six months, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Henry Ou, University of Washington
Imagine you’re watching TV. Suddenly, your ear feels a little itchy. You stick your pinky finger in there and dig around a bit. You pull it out and stare at the little brownish blob on the tip of your finger.
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- Written by: Fred Mamoun, Yale University
The US is spending over $200 billion per year on cancer care—roughly $600 per person, in comparison to the average of $300 per person across other high-income countries.
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- Written by: Yue Leng, University of California, San Francisco
Research on how napping affects cognition in adults has had mixed results. Doctors often recommend “power naps” as a way to compensate for a poor night’s sleep and help keep alert until bedtime.
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- Written by: Carrie MacMillan, Yale University
An expert has tips to help you navigate the national shortage of baby formula, which has many parents worried they won’t be able to feed their babies.
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- Written by: Jillian McKoy, Boston University
Living in an area bursting with green space is associated with higher overall cognitive function in middle-aged women, as well as better mental processing speed and attention, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Christopher Filley, University of Colorado
The human brain is a three-pound organ that remains largely an enigma. But most people have heard of the brain’s gray matter, which is needed for cognitive functions such as learning, remembering and reasoning.
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- Written by: Laura Aversano
The Coronavirus pandemic represented a current in our psychic and physical spheres of reality that challenged our internal definitions of both the light and the darkness. It compelled us into stillness as much as it compelled us into chaos.
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- Written by: Daniel Merino, The Conversation
A lot of the reason for wearing a mask is to protect others. But early on in the pandemic, Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, explained how masks can protect the wearer, too.
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- Written by: Fred Mamoun, Yale University
There should be renewed efforts to eliminate the socioeconomic and health conditions that prevent minoritized racial and ethnic individuals from achieving adequate sleep—including racism
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- Written by: Robbie Holz
It can seem like a cruel joke when we find ourselves spending years, or in some cases even a lifetime, recovering from a single painful moment...
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- Written by: InnerSelf Staff
Canned tuna is an excellent, affordable source of protein, polyunsaturated fats and other nutrients. Sounds good, but how much can you eat before you need to worry about mercury?
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- Written by: Yen Ying Lim and Emily Rosenich, Monash University
There has been a concerted effort to understand and identify risk factors for dementia. These include risk factors we can’t change (such as age or genetics), and others that are more modifiable (such as diet or physical activity).
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- Written by: Liz Goodfellow, University of Pennsylvania
Can exposure to media about natural treatments like supplements and detoxes affect beliefs about key health care issues like vaccination?
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- Written by: Timothy Schnettler, Texas A&M University
New research backs up the old adage, you are what you eat. The new study suggests there are distinct bacteria and metabolomes associated with each personality trait.
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- Written by: Johns Hopkins University
A chemical in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and other cruciferous vegetables could help prevent and treat COVID19 and some cases of the common cold.
