Exercise vs. Training: The Difference, and Why It Matters
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Scientists tame chaotic protein fueling 75% of cancers
MYC is the shapeless protein responsible for making the majority of human cancer cases worse. UC Riverside researchers have found a way to rein it in, offering hope for a new era of treatments.
A 4-Year-Old Trapped in a Teenager’s Body
“I was all of the things people are when they’re 14 or 15” — except a decade younger.
What does the Cerebellum Do Anyway?
Hint: It's Not Just Balance
How unearthing diseases' ancient origins could help produce modern cures
The DNA of bacteria and viruses that infected humans thousands of years ago is still trapped in their skeletal remains. Scientists are finding out what we can learn from them.
The Faulty Weathermen of the Mind
Could a theory from the science of perception help crack the mysteries of psychosis?
World’s first self-stabilising walking exoskeleton enters stroke rehab tria
Wandercraft's pioneering exoskeleton, the Atlante X, has entered a rehabilitation trial in Germany.
The mystery of what causes ALS
Scientists are racing to find out what causes this progressive disease. And they're starting to make some headway.
A New Doorway to the Brain
Neuroscientists can now explore the “wild west” in our heads in incredible detail—a boon to medicine and understanding what makes us tick.
The Pandemic Your Grandparents Forgot - Nautilus
Sixty years later, will anybody have heard of COVID-19?
BILLY eats your medical bills
What Happens When Private Equity Buys Your Doctor's Office?
A new study on the costs of private equity buyouts makes a case for ownership transparency across health care
Researchers use commercial quantum computer to identify molecular candidate
How John Fetterman Came Out of the Darkness
In a series of emotional interviews, the unconventional senator opens up about his battle with depression.
How Psychedelics Can Heal a Broken Mind
Mind-altering drugs could open the brain to a state of childlike learning, aiding recovery from psychological trauma, brain injury, or paralysis.
Surgical patch seals wounds and warns of leaks
A new surgical patch can seal wounds in the abdomen and send warning of potential leaks.
Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found
Diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spread through the brain like a forest fire. A new study suggests how the fire starts.
A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry.
New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain.
Oliver Sacks · The man who mistook his wife for a hat
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Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are single-stranded molecules that play an essential role in the cells of all living organisms. As "transcripts" of our genes, mRNAs, for example, are involved in the translation ...
Patient M: The man who started seeing the world backwards after being shot in the head
A study returns to the case of a soldier injured during the Spanish Civil War who inspired doctor Justo Gonzalo’s theory of the human brain
What Feeling Stuck Does to Your Body
Mental stillness creates tension, proving it's essential that we include movement in our lives.
Why Americans Feel More Pain
Chronic pain is not just a result of car accidents and workplace injuries but is also linked to troubled childhoods, loneliness, job insecurity and a hundred other pressures on working families.
Michael J. Fox Foundation Announces Significant Breakthrough in Search for
The nightmares that paralyse you
Sleep paralysis has inspired paintings and horror stories. Now scientists are starting to understand why people wake from dreams unable to move.
Amyloidosis: Beyond Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Amyloid plaque can build up in body organs other than the brain. The resulting diseases — AL amyloidosis, ATTR amyloidosis and more — cause much suffering.
Tattoos do odd things to the immune system - The Atlantic
When you stick ink-filled needles into your skin, your body’s defenders respond accordingly. Scientists aren’t sure if that’s good or bad for you.
This No-Equipment Upper-Body Workout Is Crazy Easy to Do At Home
Upper body strength is almost as important as powerful legs when it comes to cycling.
How to Exercise More Day to Day: 7 Tips That Actually Work
Try these easy ways to sneak exercise into your daily routine and improve your everyday health.
Saliva: The next frontier in cancer detection
Scientists are finding tumor signals in spit that could be key to developing diagnostic tests for various types of cancer
The people who feel they are shrinking
A surprising number of people experience symptoms of this curious condition, which is named after Lewis Carroll's heroine, who changed size after eating and drinking.
Dinner with Proust: how Alzheimer’s caregivers are pulled into their patients’ worlds
The long read: What do you say to someone whose wife prefers photographs of deceased authors to him?
Mayfield Brain & Spine
Explore the intricate anatomy of the human brain with detailed illustrations and comprehensive references.
Why the human genome was never completed
No human genome has ever been read in its entirety before. This year, scientists expect to pass that milestone for the first time.
‘One billionaire at a time’: inside the Swiss clinics where the super-rich
The long read: For the ultra-wealthy and the super-famous, regular therapy won’t do
The long search for artificial hearts
Humanity's engineering achievements have been extraordinary, so why has building an artificial heart has proved to be more challenging than expected.
US cancer patient developed 'uncontrollable' Irish accent - BBC News
Despite never having been to Ireland, the North Carolina man spoke with a "brogue" until his death, say researchers.
The Laundress Was Supposed to Be the Nice Detergent
Until people started breaking out into hideous rashes.
The Life-Changing Magic of a Urologist
Here are three issues you may want to address with a professional.
The five-minute fix: how to improve your fitness, strength and posture at super-quick speed
In the time it takes to make a cup of tea, you can build your core muscles, increase hip flexibility and stave off the effects of sitting at your desk all day
Amazon launches a $5 monthly subscription for prescription drugs - The Verg
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The flat monthly fee allows for unlimited eligible prescriptions.
Ultrasound ‘tornado’ breaks up brain blood clots
A new tool uses "vortex ultrasound"—a sort of ultrasonic tornado—to break down blood clots in the brain more quickly than existing methods.
Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look | Anil Ananthasw
Our memories and bodies give us clues about who we are, but what happens when this guidance shifts? In this mind-bending talk, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy shares how the experiences of "altered selves" -- resulting from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's, foreign limb syndrome or…
‘I’m a 68-Year-Old Trainer, and This Is My Go-To Core Exercise To Ease Back Pain and Improve Balance’
A standing abs routine that anyone can do.
The Power and Peril of the ICU | Adam Gaffney
Covid-19 showed us what the ICU was made to do—but we must grapple with the reality that it has a dark side too.
This Is What Happens to Your Body on a Thru-Hike - Outside Online
The secret to ultimate fitness isn't all that complicated—just spend a month outside, hiking eight hours per day. Kyle Boelte breaks down how his body evolved into an efficient, fat-burning, testosterone-fueled machine over 29 days on the Colorado Trail.
The 9-Minute Strength Workout - Well Guides - The New York Times
Strength training is the key to flexibility, mobility, improved performance and lower injury risk.
The Planks You Should Be Doing (But Probably Aren't)
As one-minute planks gave way to three-minute planks, and three-minute planks evolved into ten-minute planks, marathon plank-holding has become a calling card of sorts. " Being able to hold a traditional plank for 10 minutes isn't very functional for anything except just that,"…
Periodic Table of Bodyweight Exercises
Strength Stack 52 Bodyweight Exercises Games make exercising fun. Play dozens of different fitness games with your friends.
Strengthen your heart, bones – and maybe even your brain: a beginner’s guid
A resistance workout is not just about adding muscle: it can bring a host of other proven benefits as well. So what is stopping you?