Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain (NY Times)
"Exercise is good for the brain. We know that. But most studies of exercise and brain health have focused on the effects of running,...
Astounding Number of Medical Procedures Have No Benefit, Even Harm - JAMA Study
"A concerning new review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association online ahead of print on the topic of overuse of...
Harvard study finds yoga and meditation reduces healthcare cost by 43% (The News Minute)
"Practices like yoga, meditation and prayer can help curb the need for general healthcare services by almost 50 percent according to...
Explainer: what is pain and what is happening when we feel it? (The Conversation)
"Pain scientists are reasonably agreed that pain is an unpleasant feeling in our body that makes us want to stop and change our...
The opioid painkiller and heroin epidemic, explained (Vox)
"In 2015, more Americans died of drug overdoses than any other year on record: more than 52,000 deaths in just one year. That's far more...
Physics of falling says professional athletes are running wrong (New Scientist)
"To most runners and coaches, running is a series of jumps, says Svein Otto Kanstad, a physicist and former competitive runner based in...
