Should you be tested for inflammation?
Let’s face it: inflammation has a bad reputation. Much of it is well-deserved. After all,…
Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives
Several evenings a week, as Tyler VanderWeele gathers around the dinner table with his wife…
Prostate cancer: Short-course radiation as effective as longer-term treatments
It used to be that radiation therapy for prostate cancer involved weeks or months of…
Shining light on night blindness
Animals renowned for their outstanding night vision include owls, cats, tarsiers (a tiny primate in…
An action plan to fight unhealthy inflammation
Although inflammation serves a vital role in the body’s defense and repair systems, chronic inflammation…
Winter hiking: Magical or miserable?
By midwinter, our urge to hibernate can start to feel constricting instead of cozy. What…
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
By the time boys are 8 or 10, they’re steeped in Marvel action heroes with…
Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?
News flash: What we eat can play a pivotal role in warding off — or…