Quitting Alcohol Changes the Brain — and Not the Way Anyone Expected
A new study found quitting alcohol changes the brain in ways that can raise relapse risk. Here is what the research showed, and what it says about willpower.
Yeast Beta-Glucan Retrained Immune Cells to Fight Cancer
Yeast beta-glucan retrained bone marrow stem cells in mice to fight three cancers — and the immune system half we called forgetful turned out to remember.
Keeping Weight Off: Why Exercise Works Later, Not First
A study of 1,100 people found exercise barely helps you lose weight – but it is the top predictor of keeping weight off. What changes you isn’t what keeps you.
Why Am I So Angry All the Time? It’s Not the First Feeling
Why am I so angry all the time? Anger is almost never the first feeling — it’s the second. Here’s what’s usually underneath it, and why it keeps coming back.
Speaking Four Languages Makes Your Brain Look 13 Years Younger
A multilingual brain aging study scanned 728 people and found four-language speakers had brains looking 13 years younger. Here is what it really shows.
Find Peaceful Rest: How Prayer Can Calm Your Nighttime Worries and Banish Racing Thoughts
Prayer for Healing: You Were Never Meant to Pray It Alone
A prayer for healing you can pray tonight — for someone you love or for yourself — plus the detail in the Gospel healing stories almost nobody points out.
Why Do I Feel Guilty All the Time for No Real Reason?
Why do I feel guilty all the time when I did nothing wrong? Because guilt that can’t name the act isn’t really guilt at all — and that changes everything.