Can a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) head-set make you smarter? Well-Being editor Mary Carpenter looks at the research.
June 1, 2015
The name for a “Bible bump” cyst comes from a traditional treatment: a good smash from the family Bible.
May 18, 2015
New research about pain being all in your mind may one day result in better treatment.
May 11, 2015
Styptic pencils are still around, but there’s also a slew of new products for cuts and nosebleeds.
May 4, 2015
When research subjects pedaled their bikes for three months using only one leg, the most surprising effect on that leg was altered DNA.
April 27, 2015
New research reveals that body-focused repetitive behavior, such as skin picking and hair pulling, are linked to personality.
April 13, 2015
Whatever your exercise goals are, achieving them may just be intense.
April 6, 2015
As afflcted noses already know, allergy season has arrived. Suggestions for the suffering.
March 30, 2015
Whaaa happened to your formerly thick curls? Should you try hair tattoos, Latisse, Rogaine? Well-being editor Mary Carpenter reports.
March 23, 2015
Bellying up to a bar for a few whiffs of scented oxygen probably won’t hurt you, but it’s also unlikely to do you any good.
March 16, 2015
If the time change has you feeling out of sorts, there’s an app for that. Or just take an early-morning walk.
March 8, 2015
Go ahead, have a good cry. It can relieve built-up stress, lower blood pressure.
March 2, 2015
MyLittleBird’s well-being editor looks at how to exercise your options.
February 23, 2015
Our well-being editor tries out Qigong and gets a pampering pedicure. She’s ready to go back, despite the drive.
February 16, 2015
In her ongoing series sampling area healthy body experiences, MyLittleBird’s Mary Carpenter decides to take the heat — in an infrared sauna.
February 9, 2015
The air outside is cold and dry. Your nose knows.
January 26, 2015
Are you paying too much for brand-name drugs? You betcha.
January 5, 2015
Our well-being columnist reconsiders how to evaluate protein in your diet.
December 15, 2014
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