Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Amara Omeokwe, Duke University
The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, appears to aid the survival of inflammatory breast cancer cells, according to research that reveals a potential mechanism for how the disease grows.
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- Written by: David Orenstein, Brown University
A blood test that helps screen for prostate cancer is still common, but conversations between patients and doctors about the pros and cons of the screening are not.
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- Written by: Mike Williams, Rice University
People who feel lonely are likely to think their cold symptoms are more severe than those who have strong friendships and social networks.
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- Written by: Joanna Poppink, MFT
Wherever you are right now, the good news is that you can begin any time, at any stage in your life, and in any situation or circumstance. You are reading this because somewhere inside of you, you want to be free...
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- Written by: Meg Blackburn Losey, Ph.D.
Healing comes in all forms. It can be a simple awareness or a huge “aha.” It can be a mental realization, an emotional process, a spiritual catharsis, or a physical progression, but it is never only one of these; it is always a combination of...
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- Written by: Susan Kelley, Cornell University
Older adults who have fallen for scams by friends, relatives, or strangers behave just as their peers who have avoided rip-offs do
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- Written by: Tom Hughes,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Food scarcity and poor oral health are the major causes that lead older adults suffering from malnutrition
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- Written by: Richard Steed, University of Copenhagen
One out of every 2,000 people suffers from long QT syndrome, which can lead to heart failure. For these people, too much sugar may be dangerous, research shows.
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- Written by: Daphne Miller, YES! Magazine
Research is showing that health care can be an engine for community change.
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- Written by: Luke Walton, University of Warwick
Working on getting a better night’s sleep can lead to optimal physical and mental well-being over time—but quality of sleep is more important than quantity.
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- Written by: Ziba Kashef, Yale University
Too few older adults make end-of-life medical decisions ahead of time—and even when they do identify a loved one to make decisions for them, their wishes may remain unclear.
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- Written by: James L. Oschman, PhD
Walking barefoot on the Earth may be the simplest way to improve sleep, ease pain, and restore natural energy—here's why.
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- Written by: Marcelle Pick, MSN, OB/GYN NP
The first person to identify the effects of chronic stress was Hungarian scientist Hans Selye. From Selye’s point of view, stress itself was neither good nor bad—it was simply challenging. He believed that without any stress at all, life would be pretty boring...
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- Written by: Nicola Jones, University of Warwick
Scientists say removing ovaries during a hysterectomy could increase a woman’s risk for heart disease, cancer, and premature death.
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- Written by: Alexis Blue, University of Arizona
Some neighborhood designs more conducive to exercise and general well-being than others, new research shows.
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- Written by: Gillian Kiley, Brown University
Public understanding of the needs of military veterans has focused largely post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, suicide rates, and poor conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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- Written by: Julia Short, Cardiff University
Estimates suggest that patients receive topical antibiotics for 40 percent of eczema flares, but a new study suggests there is no meaningful benefit from the use of either oral or topical antibiotics for children who are clinically infected with the condition.
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- Written by: Carrie Koplinka-Loehr, YES! Magazine
What’s at stake in a world where science is marginalized? Programs like AguaClara, which offer sustainable, low-cost solutions to communities in need.
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- Written by: Derek Thompson, University of Missouri
In the United States, Florida has the sixth highest number of hazardous waste sites known as Superfund sites
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- Written by: Gary Null & Barbara Seaman
The more toxic we are, the faster we age. "Everyone needs detoxification... because the air that we breathe is polluted, the water that we drink is full of chlorine, the clothing we wear is made of artificial fabrics and chemicals, the lotions and shampoos that we use all contain chemicals."
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- Written by: Marla Paul, Northwestern University
Men with longer exposure to the drugs finasteride and dutasteride have a higher risk of persistent erectile dysfunction than do men with less exposure, a new study suggests.
