Articles By Elana Glowatz
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4 Things To Know About Dwarfism
There’s a lot more to people with dwarfism than you saw as a child in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." -
A Look Inside Your Body During A Heart Attack
A heart attack is more of a heart exile — your pumping organ is cut off from oxygen. -
Are Married People Less Stressed?
Being married or single has a big effect on your overall health. -
Trendy Gluten-Free Diets May Expose You To Toxic Metals
People who cut gluten out of their diets might just be trading the normally harmless protein for some toxic metals. -
Friends Keep You Alive Better Than Family
Our friends really are the best, because they make us live healthier lives. -
Berries From Brazilian Peppertree Neutralize Antibiotic-Resistant MRSA Bacteria
Could berries hold the key to treating a deadly staph infection? These scientists think they found a way to fight off MRSA. -
How ALS Disease Progression Could Be Delayed
ALS is a disease that robs people of their muscle control and kills many within just a few years — but a new molecule might help them survive longer. -
Antioxidants Eyed As Lupus Medicine
When you have lupus, a protein in your body alerts your immune system even when there’s no virus to fight off. Researchers think they know how that happens. -
Motion Sickness Is Your Body’s Response To Poison
Humans have invented mechanical transportation faster than our bodies have evolved to endure it. -
Your Body Is Full Of Viruses, And Scientists Want To Understand Them
Biologists are trying to get ahead of the next contagious virus in humans by studying wildlife. -
LGBTQ Mental Health: Sexual Orientation Not Linked To Depression And Anxiety
Being gay doesn’t put you at risk for mental illness — it’s the other events in your life. -
What Horror Movies Tell Us About Our Brains
Understanding fear could give us more clues about how mental illnesses work and how to treat them.
