Can a high-tech headband really help you beat the heat – or are these other products a cooler option to tackle this week’s heatwave? As much as we might welcome the hotter weather forecast for this weekend, sweltering, sticky days — and nights — can be a challenge. Alice Jaffe asked experts to assess some […]
Back in 2009, I went on a 10-day vacation to Barcelona with my best girlfriends from school. I was 19, and being in this vibrant city with my girls, the trip was filled with drinking and partying. Right after I got back home to the UK, I started having symptoms of what I thought was […]
In a briefing yesterday, Bill Bryan, an undersecretary at the Homeland Security Department, discussed some research on what’s believed to kill the novel coronavirus effectively. In a comment about what might be useful to use in “potentially contaminated indoor spaces,” Bryan explained what had been tested—bleach, isopropyl alcohol, and “we’re also looking at other disinfectants.” […]
An estimated 28,000 to 36,000 deaths a year in the UK are attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution. Exposure to air pollution can cause a range of serious health complications, including lung cancer, heart disease and stroke. Pollution can come from a variety of sources, including wood burning fires and fossil fuels. But research […]
Toward the end of January, the CDC confirmed that the novel coronavirus, which is making headlines around the world, has spread between two people in the U.S, which marked the first time direct transmission happened on U.S. shores. But the CDC has also said that the transmission happened between a coronavirus patient and her husband, […]
Five years ago, Chloe Donovan was at work when she fainted, falling backwards onto concrete. Later that day in the hospital, after receiving stitches to the back on her head, she was offered a toasted cheese sandwich. She took one bite and put it back down, uninterested. She did not yet know her olfactory nerve […]
Birthmarks are fascinating things. According to BabyCenter, over 80 percent of babies are either born with a birthmark or develop one in their first few months. What causes a baby to have a birthmark? Birthmarks are common, but they’re also kind of a mystery. Science doesn’t actually know the full truth about birthmarks. It’s known […]
