Your Next Bible Will Be A Hologram
Microsoft this week unveiled HoloLens, an augmented-reality headset that overlays text and images on the real world and, in particular, anchors them to precise locations in space, as if they…
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Salt May Not Affect Heart Risks
The study, in JAMA Internal Medicine, included 2,642 people, average age 74. Half the participants were women, 62 percent were white and 38 percent were African-American. All were free of…
CIA Torture Report Sinks A Little More, As Agencies Don’t Bother To Read It
WASHINGTON — When the new Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, Richard Burr (R-N.C.), announced that, allegedly unbeknownst to him, the former chairwoman had widely distributed the panel’s study of CIA torture,…
Men And Women Prefer Egalitarian Relationships — If Workplace Policies Support Them
In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama came out in full support of paid family leave, an option that’s currently unavailable for most families in the…
Heavy Soccer Playing Before Age 12 Tied To Later Hip Deformities, Study Says
BY KATHRYN DOYLE Thu Jan 22, 2015 11:06am EST (Reuters Heath) – In a study of Dutch professional footballers, a bone deformity at the hip was much more common among…
Study Shows 80% Of 10-Year-Old American Girls Have Been On A Diet
A recent study about the dieting habits of America’s youth yielded troubling results. – Sign up here for Live Today, HuffPost Live’s morning email that will let you know the…
Opioid Prescriptions May Put Unborn Children At Risk For Birth Defects, CDC Warns
By: Rachael Rettner Published: 01/22/2015 01:22 PM EST on LiveScience Many women in the United States who are in their childbearing years are prescribed opioid pain relievers, powerful medications that…
Expensive IVF Treatment May Not Work Better For All Couples, Study Says
By: Rachael Rettner Published: 01/21/2015 07:45 PM EST on LiveScience More and more couples are using a specialized in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique, but the more expensive procedure does not…
Here’s Why Lululemon Is Charging $108 For Meditation Beads
When it comes to paying for meditation accessories, how much is too much? How about $108? That’s the price tag on Lululemon’s new mala meditation bead necklace. Mala beads, which…
A Few Walnuts A Day May Help Boost Memory, Study Finds
Go ahead, reach for those walnuts. A recently released study suggests that eating a handful of walnuts per day — or even less — may help boost memory, concentration and…
Coffee May Cut Melanoma Risk
Researchers used health and dietary data on 447,357 non-Hispanic whites ages 50 to 71 who were cancer free at the start of the study and followed them for an average…
More Evidence Alcohol Before Bed Is Ruining Your Sleep
Many of us may be tempted to unwind with a glass of wine, but numerous studies suggest alcohol before bed is a sure-fire way to disturb your precious slumber. Adding…
Can tigers claw their way back from extinction?
Researchers involved in the study, the third of its kind carried out in India, say they used advanced technology to assess the population of the big cats. Debbie Banks, head…
The Case For Sticking Up For Yourself At Work
If your boss is absolutely horrible and there’s no hope of getting out from under him or her, is it better to simply take your lumps quietly, or throw that…
California’s Forests Have Lost Half Their Big Trees, And Climate Change May Be To Blame
California’s biggest trees are doing a disappearing act, and researchers say the disturbing pattern may be strongly driven by climate change. A study published Tuesday in the journal Proceedings of…
Coffee May Protect Against Some Skin Cancers
By: Stephanie Pappas Published: 01/20/2015 04:31 PM EST on LiveScience Go ahead, enjoy that morning mug. A new study suggests that people who are in the habit of drinking coffee…
Healthier Habits Are Easier To Adopt As A Couple, Study Finds
Husbands and wives, listen up. If you want your spouse to hit the gym, shed a few pounds or quit smoking, prodding and shaming just won’t do. Rather, a new…
To Fall Out Of Love, Do This – The New Yorker
www.newyorker.com: In Mandy Len Catron’s Modern Love essay, “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This,” she refers to a study by the psychologist Arthur Aron (and others) that explores…
Circumcision Linked To Autism In Controversial New Study
A controversial new study from Denmark shows a link between circumcision and autism, although experts differ sharply over what to make of it. For the study, published online Jan. 8,…
Declining Population Could Reduce Global Economic Growth By 40 Percent
Declining population growth that shrinks the pool of available labor over the next 50 years will reduce by 40% the rate of growth in global economic output for the world’s…
An aspirin a day may not be necessary for everyone’s heart health
Doctors will often tell patients to take a daily aspirin since doing so can prevent the formation of blood clots, which cause heart attacks and strokes. A new study published…
Sir Patrick Stewart stars as the most annoying plane passenger
Among the portrayed offenses, which were compiled from Expedia’s 2014 Airplane Etiquette Study, Stewart feasted on a day-old tuna sandwich and a slice of Camembert cheese as the “stinky snacker”…
Brutally Honest: Is it OK to be naked in front of your kids?
Let me say at the start that there is no way around the topic of nakedness in front of your children without getting personal and slightly uncomfortable. I’m already feeling…
Dude, does this selfie make me a narcissist?
His head is tilted provocatively and his eyes are trying to seduce the camera. Yikes, he’s even striking a “Blue Steel” pose. OK, so this may be an exaggeration. But…
Scientists: Random gene mutations primary cause of most cancer
That’s bad luckand it’s the primary cause of most cancer cases, says a Johns Hopkins Medicine research study. Roughly two-thirds of cancers in adults can be attributed to random mutations…