It doesn’t take a scientist to understand that laughter feels good, while anger feels awful. But it does take one to explain why one of these feelings can
For people living near busy highways, using air filters indoors results in short-term improvements to blood pressure, according to a new study I co-authored. Next to busy highways
Popular folklore and anecdotal evidence suggest that people in a hypnotic or suggestible state can experience sensory hallucinations, such as perceiving sounds and sights that are not actually
Singing may be the next-generation, noninvasive approach to determining the health of a patient’s thyroid. Typically, a fine needle is used to detect the presence of a tumor
Is the third Monday in January really the most depressing day of the year? If the shifting date dubbed “Blue Monday” sounds like a made-up marketing ploy, that’s
Just like with anything else in life, there are risks associated with giving birth. For millions of women around the world, a miscarriage can bring one of the
A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine following young adult drinkers for 10 years has found that individuals who reported the highest sensitivity to alcohol’s
Child care programs can be safe within the context of low community transmission of COVID-19, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University, based on data from
