Tag: Health

Lady Gaga and Flying Bugs are Just Some of Lobulo’s Amazing Paper Illustrations

You'd be hard pressed to find a better use of construction paper than the pop-off-the-page illustrations of Lobulo Design. While other artists may work with a brush, clay or pencil, Lobulo wields scissors and a scalpel to dice up the rainbow colored paper into multi-layered works of art. From pop culture icons to the anatomy of a frog, the London based creative (who is...

Your Brain is Always Thinking, Even if You Don’t Want to Think

This may be good news for those of you who did a few too many shots the night before and are worried you've decimated the last of your brain cells. Your brain is always thinking, even when you try not to think about anything. Go ahead and try to not think about anything. You can't do it. Something is going to pop in there....
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Could brain surgery be the cure for opioid addiction?

Opioid overdoses claimed 49,860 lives in 2019, according to the CDC, and those overdose deaths -- made worse by the strain of the pandemic...

Funding for Children’s Mental Health Just Got a Major Boost

The Biden Administration announced millions in mental health funding for children.

How Sick Children are Helping to Change Medical Marijuana Laws in the U.S.

Marijuana might not have the sordid reputation it once had, but it’s still illegal at a federal level and medical marijuana is only legal...

Resistance to Antibiotics Will be the Next Worldwide Epidemic. What are the Solutions?

Recently, the United Nations convened to discuss the growing global threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, aka "superbugs". While their pronouncement is bleak, a string of...

On This Tiny Island of Japan, People Live to 100+. Here’s How.

Beyond the southernmost tip of Japan lies an island known as the “Island of Immortals”. They haven't found the fountain of youth, but the...

What You Should Know About Livestock Antibiotics and Our Health

By now, many of us know about the disgusting conditions on factory farms. Animals are kept in tiny cages, and are selectively bred to...

Can This Frog’s Special Power Save Millions of Lives?

Since Alexander Fleming's rather fortuitous discovery of penicillin in 1928, a vast array of antibiotics have been discovered and developed. Recently, in response to...

This Theme Park is Designed to Lift the Spirits of Sick Children

Neal McCord works a job that most people at first glance would think twice about having. He is the vice president of project management...

Study Explains Why Having a Dog Makes You a Better, Healthier Person

Good news, dog owners! Our furry friends are some of the most important beings in our lives— serving as pets, confidants, and highly valued...

10 Everyday Habits That Are Actually Bad for You

It's now common knowledge that smoking is bad for your health, but of course, that wasn't always the case. Most of us would like...

Does This Photo Freak You Out? Your Evolutionary Survival Instinct is Kicking in

Does the image of a lotus pod give you the creeps and make you want to lock your bedroom door and hide under the...

This Little Robot Might Solve the World’s Big Pesticide Problem

Most commercial farmers spray their entire fields with pesticides, and count on their genetically modified crops to withstand the herbicide while harmful weeds do...