Jan 13 One cup of joe and your brain is ready to go By Justin Scuiletti Your morning cup of coffee jumpstarts your memory. That's according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, who have discovered that caffeine can improve memory for up to 24 hours. For the study, participants looked at a bunch of images. Five… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watching MTV's '16 and Pregnant' leads to lower teen birth rates, study finds By Ellen Rolfes Calling all aspiring teenage reality TV stars: Have a baby and you could be featured on MTV's "16 and Pregnant" or "Teen Mom." And your chances are getting better because the pool of eligible teenage parents for the shows is… Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch What's the state of smoking in America? We take American smoking rates 50 years after the landmark Surgeon General's report. Continue watching
Jan 09 First H5N1 bird flu death confirmed by Canada By Justin Scuiletti Canada's health minister Rona Ambrose confirmed Wednesday the first North American death from avian flu. Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Vancouver law cuts drunken-driving deaths in half New drunken-driving laws in British Columbia have led to a dramatic decrease (roughly 50%). Officials ramped up penalties on drivers who tested at a lower blood alcohol level (.05, as opposed to the current .08 legal standard) and authorized police… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Can new apps lead to a new you for 2014? Take a look at these new technologies that allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their daily lives. It's a growing movement called “quantified self.” The personal data gathered is often health-related, but there are applications to… Continue watching
Nov 29 Sex Cells: The Gender Divided Market for Eggs and Sperm By Rene Almeling Egg agencies and sperm banks, while they offer new fertility technology, have helped perpetuate old gender stereotypes, explains Yale sociologist Rene Almeling. Photo courtesy of Flickr user Ian Crowther. Editor's Note: Today's fertility industry is an economic force to… Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Health care law delays insurance marketplace for small businesses Health care law delays insurance marketplace for small businesses… Continue watching
Nov 27 Why some Americans are happy their health insurance is being canceled By Kaiser Health News Mercy Cabrera, an insurance agent with Sunshine Life and Health Advisors,helps customers navigate the online healthcare marketplace. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Barbara Neff of Santa Monica is one of the roughly 1 million Californians who recently got word… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch Food writer Paula Wolfert reflects on cooking to cope with Alzheimer's Food writer Paula Wolfert reflects on cooking to cope with Alzheimer's… Continue watching