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Stress can trigger changes in the bacterial colonies that occupy the gut, similarly to obesity.
They only need thumbs to rule the oceans!
According to the most recent surveys, Americans generally overestimate the size of the country's homosexual community six-fold.
Patients reported feeling 'reset' or 'rebooted'. Their depression symptoms improved immediately after taking the drug.
We're learning about learning!
Things are going from bad to worse.
It doesn't seem that Native Americans mixed with Polynesians before European contact.
A disturbing new study shows that the government fails to accurately count law-enforcement related deaths in the United States.
Some crops fare much better than others so there's a lot of lessons we can learn.
We're dealing with a worldwide crisis by now.
Their aroma has been described as "terrible" and "foul". Now we know why.
Munch up on those avocados and bananas, people!
About 7.7 million American 'superusers' own between eight and 140 firearms.
Legal or not, teens aren't that interested in cannabis anymore.
It could save countless lives.
The story brings into discussion the often overlooked issue of tattoo ink safety.
Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.
Snooze.
Mammograms and chemo save lives, and things can get better.
Well, this was unexpected for everybody.
Sometimes I feel a burning need to spell 'conflict of interest' in capital letters. This is one of those times.
Ever tried really hard to pinpoint your very first memory? Doctors say it has something to do with hippocampus overload.
Even in total darkness, someone is still there.
Sleep could be as old as life itself.
Only two genes code both the canvas and paintbrush for the intricate butterfly wing patterns.
Tricksy hobbitses!
The backlash was intense. Harsh words were not spared.
While it's in no way as bad as Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol also isn't clean.
Dementia is a syndrome while Alzheimer's is a disease. More key differences between the two after the jump.
Drug control treaties had their time and place. A scholar now argues these are massively outdated.
Gene variants linked to Alzheimer's or heavy smoking are being gradually weeded out by natural selection.
How is 8AM school time still a thing?
Feeling cold all the time isn't necessarily a bad thing but there are things you can do to raise temperature.
You know how you call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.
Zap the cancer away.
Scientists are now desperately seeking government approval for the 2019 clinical trial.
It's ridiculous how many times I've yawned writing this.
Researchers have been suggesting this for decades.
Your Instagrams are not original. Painters have been doing it for centuries.
Being lonely makes you more desperate.
Having a shoulder to lean on can get you through a lot of hard times -- medically.
A new study studied the connection between salt consumption and heart failure risk.
Just keep on dancing!
Work hard, endorphin hard.
It works by blocking the drug's 'high' which could lead to breaking the cycle of addiction.
It could be a cure for humans too!
What we don't know can't hurt us, right? Right? Guys?..
Stay hydrated up there, ladies and gents.
A small increase to bring about huge change.
Ah, adolescence... so glad I'm over that.