Readers Remember Dr. Ruth and Her Legacy
When our parents were silent, unsure or sexually repressed, there was always Dr. Ruth.Jason Heuer was 12 years old when…
Are Artificial Sweeteners Safer Than Sugar?
Health concerns have been mounting for decades. Here’s what the research suggests.When artificial sweeteners entered the U.S. market in the…
What Are ‘Macros’ and Should You Track Them?
Q: I hear a lot online about eating, tracking and managing “macros” for better health. What does that mean, and…
8 Books to Help Improve Your Sex Life
Sex educators, counselors and coaches recommend their favorites.When Joan Price published her first book in 2006, she didn’t expect hundreds…
‘You Think, So You Can Dance?’ Science Is on It.
How does an art of the body affect the mind?“Epiphany Machine,” a performance that’s also a scientific study, paints a…
What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about…
How Sleep Affects Your Risk of Dementia
For older adults, too much or too little sleep has been tied to cognitive issues.Getting too little sleep later in…
Promised Cures, Tainted Cells: How Cord Blood Banks Mislead Parents
Millions of pregnant women get the pitch through their OB-GYN: Put a bit of your newborn’s umbilical cord on ice,…
Richard Simmons’ Radical Promise: Exercise Is for Everybody
If you lived in Los Angeles in the late 1970s, your choices for an aerobic workout class were truly slim.…
No Contact America
As she struggled through her sophomore year in college, Zhenzhen spent hours in therapy, but it hadn’t addressed the central…