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This Tiny Morning Habit Could Be Making Your Whole Workday Feel Worse, According to Experts
Experts say the way you spend your first few minutes after you wake up can send your brain straight into stress mode.
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Ancient Doctors Used Poison as Anesthesia, and Scientists Found the Proof on 600-Year-Old Surgical Tools
Researchers say Ming Dynasty surgeons knew the toxic compound was dangerous, but used it carefully to numb patients.
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A Psychologist Has a Blunt Theory About What’s Really Driving the Male Loneliness Epidemic
The issue may have less to do with being alone and more to do with how men are taught to name, handle, and share emotions.
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Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Scientists Made a Phone Game That Can Detect Depression in About 3 Minutes, but Does It Actually Work?
The game measures how quickly players give up on collecting rewards, which may reveal symptoms linked to anhedonia.
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Larry Washburn/Getty Images Scientists Think Viagra Could Help Treat More Than Erectile Dysfunction
A new clinical audit found that a two-drug combo may help reduce curvature and pain caused by Peyronie’s disease.
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Softulka/Getty Images ‘Period Hair’ Is a Real Thing, and Experts Say Your First Instinct Might Make It Worse
If your hair gets oilier, flatter, or harder to manage before your period, your hormones may be the culprit.
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Frank Herholdt/Getty Images ‘Vagina-Maxxing’ Products Are Going Viral, and Doctors Are Begging People to Stop
“Vagina-maxxing” is pushing products that experts say are often unnecessary, unproven, and potentially risky.
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Timnewman/Getty Images The ‘Perfect’ Male and Female Bodies Have Been Revealed, and It’s Bad News for Dad Bods
So the dad bod survives, but in a supporting role. Apparently, it’s great for relationships and terrible for Hinge.
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Aire Images/Getty Images Scientists Found a Way to Make Mammals Heal More Like Salamanders, Which Is Extremely Weird (And Promising)
A new study shows how mammal cells could be nudged into acting more like salamander cells while recovering from injury.
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Researchers Found the Exact Amount of Sleep Linked to Slower Aging, and the Window Is Surprisingly Narrow
A massive new study found that sleeping too little, or too much, was linked to faster biological aging across the body.
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imageBROKER/Mikalai Sayevich/Getty Images 10 Travel Mistakes That Could Accidentally Turn You Into Patient Zero, According to a Doctor
A physician-scientist says the riskiest travel exposures are often the ones tourists barely think about when vacationing.
