How long do medications affect gut bacteria? A study of 2,509 people found nearly half of 186 drugs left traces years after the last dose. Here is what that means.
How Much Sleep Do You Need? A 500,000-Person Study Found the Answer Is a Range
How much sleep do you need? A study of 500,000 people found the sweet spot is a range — and that sleeping too much ages you almost as fast as too little.
Why Do I Feel Worthless? It’s a Feeling, Not a Verdict
Why do I feel worthless? The feeling is real, but it was never a measurement. Here is where it actually comes from, and what quietly loosens its grip on you.
Is It a Sin to Take Medication for Anxiety or Depression?
Is it a sin to take medication for anxiety or depression? Scripture answers this more gently than the church often has. Here is what the Bible actually says.
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.