What is SPF? A guide to understanding sunscreen labels By Anna Gora published 1 June 23 Confused by sunscreen terminology? Here is everything you need to know to understand sunscreen labels.
Facts About Chlorine By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 25 April 18 Properties, sources and uses of the element chlorine.
Facts About Beryllium By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 7 October 17 Beryllium is one of the lightest metals and has one of the highest melting points among the light metals.
Facts About Nitrogen By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 28 September 17 Properties, sources and uses of nitrogen, one of the most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere.
Facts about iron By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 23 August 17 Properties, sources and uses of the element iron.
1 in 3 Cases of Dementia Could Be Prevented by Healthier Lifestyles By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 20 July 17 Strategies aimed at helping people to be healthy could help to decrease the global numbers of dementia cases.
How Bad Is Gonorrhea's Resistance to Drugs? Some Cases Are Untreatable By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 7 July 17 Around the world, a growing number of cases of gonorrhea are becoming more difficult, or at times even impossible, to treat with antibiotics.
Why Fake News Goes Viral: Science Explains By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 27 June 17 Stuff goes viral because of people's limited attention spans, plus the sheer overload of information on social media.
Puppy Love! How Baby Animal Photos Could Help Your Marriage By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 26 June 17 Photos of cute animals or with other pleasant images may help people to see their partners in a more positive light.
Weight Bias May Show Up in School Kids As Young As 9 By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 23 June 17 School-age kids may be biased against their peers who are overweight or obese and not even know it, a new study finds.
Your Genes May Influence Your Risk of Insomnia By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 21 June 17 If you have insomnia, it may be in your genes.
Snake Solution: Dangerous Venom Could Fight Kidney Disease By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 19 June 17 The green mamba snake is one of the deadliest in Africa. But one compound isolated from it's venom could help fight kidney disease, research suggests.
Shootings Are Now the 3rd-Leading Cause of Death in US Kids By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 19 June 17 Gun-related injuries are now the third-leading cause of death among kids in the United States, according to a new report.
Smoking Out Sleep Problems: Pot May Fight Restless Legs Syndrome By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 13 June 17 People who experience the unpleasant and often painful sensations of restless legs syndrome (RLS) may find relief in using the marijuana compound cannabidiol, a very small new study suggests.
Hair Regrowth Products for Women & Men: Who Pays More? By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 9 June 17 Products aimed at regrowing hair cost more when they are marketed to women than when they are marketed to men, a new study finds.
Herbal Tea Linked to Man's Psychosis in Unusual Case By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 5 June 17 After drinking herbal tea made with St. Johns's wort for several months, a man in Italy developed a serious mental health condition.
Sleepiness and Snoring Tougher for Women, Study Suggests By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 2 June 17 Sleep disorders may affect women more severely than men.
Less Invasive Autopsy Should Be Standard Practice, Study Says By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 26 May 17 A new, less invasive method of conducting autopsies could one day replace the traditional procedure for diagnosing the causes of many deaths, according to a new study.
Why Sleep Is So Important for People at Risk for Heart Disease By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 25 May 17 Not getting enough sleep is linked to an increased risk of dying early, a new study finds.
Enlightening: Meditation May Trigger Unpleasant Experiences By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 25 May 17 People experience a range of unpleasant feelings — including fear, anxiety and panic — related to meditation, researchers found.
Skip the Juice for Babies Under 1, Pediatricians Say By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 22 May 17 New recommendations from pediatricians set limits on how much juice kids of every age should drink.
How Regular Exercise May Make Your Body 'Younger' By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 19 May 17 High levels of exercise may keep your cells looking young, new research finds.
Why Multitasking Harms Your Productivity By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 10 May 17 Researchers looked at what happens in the brain when the process of gathering information and absorbing it is interrupted.
Marijuana's Mind-Altering Compound May Improve Memory By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 8 May 17 The marijuana compound THC may be linked to improved memory during aging, a new study in older mice finds.
Don't Worry If You're a Worrier … It Could Be Good for You By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published 3 May 17 The right amount of worrying might be good for you.