Health & Spirituality

Forensic artist Richard Neave reconstructed Jesus with dark skin, dark eyes, and short curly hair — nothing like the fair-skinned figure in Western art.

April 1, 2012 · 1 min read

NBC's The Biggest Loser split its season-13 makeover week across two episodes — April 3 and April 10 — ending with a White House workout alongside Michelle

March 29, 2012 · 1 min read

Dr. Ken Murray’s viral 2011 essay observed that doctors facing death often choose comfort care over aggressive treatment.

March 14, 2012 · 1 min read

Plans for the world's largest Hindu temple in Bihar, modeled on Cambodia's Angkor Wat, drew devotion and doubt in equal measure. The story behind the plan.

March 4, 2012 · 1 min read

In 2012 the FDA approved the first quadrivalent flu vaccine, covering four strains instead of three. Why that one extra strain mattered.

February 29, 2012 · 1 min read

All the New Year festivities and gatherings have given me many memories. There is a lot to ponder upon including the extra kilos that I picked up from…

February 28, 2012 · 2 min read

A stranger's cruel get down to the gym, fatty remark in a nightclub pushed 26-year-old mother Sarah Gould to lose six stone in time for her wedding.

February 22, 2012 · 1 min read

Penn State researchers found that active people report more excitement and enthusiasm — and that on any given day, being more active than usual delivers a

February 22, 2012 · 2 min read

A Tel Aviv University study found a protein-rich breakfast including dessert helped dieters lose more weight and keep it off over 32 weeks than a strict diet.

February 22, 2012 · 2 min read

Are whole eggs or egg whites better for you? The science on dietary cholesterol has shifted, and the yolk carries nutrients the white lacks.

February 22, 2012 · 1 min read

Gottman's research says contempt is the strongest predictor of divorce. An argument that maintaining a baseline of respect is a condition for good behavior

February 8, 2012 · 1 min read

Teen pregnancy, drinking, and risky behavior are all in long-term decline in America. The data says today's teenagers are more cautious than the generations

February 4, 2012 · 1 min read

Dismissing walking as not exercise gets it backwards. Studies of millions of adults link regular brisk walking to sharply lower risks of death and disease.

January 14, 2012 · 2 min read

How India stopped polio: one year with no cases by January 2012, removed from the WHO endemic list in February, and the 2-million-worker vaccination

January 12, 2012 · 1 min read

UK researchers found breastfed babies cry more and fuss more easily than formula-fed ones — reassuring mothers that fussiness is normal, not a feeding failure.

January 12, 2012 · 2 min read

Stanford researchers found that gazing at a photo of a beloved reduces pain — activating the brain's reward systems. Love really is a drug.

January 3, 2012 · 1 min read

Two suburban families — one Muslim, one Christian — became genuine friends. A quiet Christmas-week story about what interfaith friendship actually looks like.

December 28, 2011 · 1 min read

Dr. Wenyuan Shi's UCLA lab tested a peptide mouthwash (C16G2) that wipes out Streptococcus mutans — the main cause of cavities — while sparing the rest of

November 20, 2011 · 1 min read

Research since 1972 shows appearance sways hiring — scars, birthmarks and asymmetry trigger snap judgments. What can candidates and employers do about it?

November 13, 2011 · 1 min read

Happy couples gain weight, singles stay slim: a Heidelberg study of 2,000 people linked relationship happiness to body weight — and a crisis can trigger a diet.

November 7, 2011 · 1 min read