Every square centimeter of your skin contains roughly 222 touch receptors. That works out to roughly 3,996,000 receptors for the average male. That ain't no sma...
More people die of Alzheimer's in the West than anywhere else. It's not even a contest; Europe and the Americas dominate those stats. According to experts, that...
Like most people with depression and anxiety, I've always attributed the two to a serotonin imbalance. 'Not so fast,' says a recent study. It turns out that ser...
When we think of cancer risk factors, we usually focus on external things like toxins. But what if risk could also come from inside? It can, according to expert...
Did you know that sweat fights off infections? It's true! Sweat contains a compound called dermicidin that kills off harmful bacteria before they get inside you...
Commercial toothpaste is filled with a whole host of harmful compounds. Don't believe me? Just read on to learn what industrial products the stuff can replace. ...
How weird would it be if you could think yourself to poor health? Oh wait; that's actually a thing. It's called the 'nocebo effect.'
"We have long known that...
If you think lunar eclipses are 'meh,' just wait till the one due on September 16th rolls around. It'll be a double whammy of awesomeness – a full moon and a ra...
Slowly and painfully. That's how sleep deprivation kills you. The worst part? You don't even need to miss out on that much sleep to be considered deprived. 6 ho...
Parents, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is, you're right – kids today really are brats. On the downside, it's largely your fault. Experts say th...
DEET works really well. So well, in fact, that many of us excuse its highly toxic properties. We can stop that right now, though; there's a new epic bug repelle...
Farting. We all do it. In fact, if you decided not to, your internals would be in pretty rough shape. Dates would be quite rough as well; eventually, that gas w...
