In 2019, the National Health Interview Survey found that 50.2 million American adults lived with chronic pain. And regular pain killers—like the ones you might take for a cut or a burn—aren’t very effective. Cutting-edge research has found out why. As it turns out, “chronic pain is not just a more enduring version of acute […]
According to Julia Sacher, a professor at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, women’s brains continue to be “massively understudied.” She is interested in how the brain changes during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause. In a recent study, she and her team found that during each monthly menstrual cycle, the […]
Does social media have an effect on teenagers? The answer to this question is a bit complicated. These days, alarming headlines and research findings regarding social media’s effects on teenagers often spark concern among caregivers and professionals alike. According to a recent study, teenagers who reported using social media for more than three hours a […]
There’s a room in a lab in Minnesota that is so quiet that no one has been able to stay in it for more than 45 minutes. That’s partly because in the absence of external noise, people hear their own bodies in an unprecedented way, and have trouble orienting themselves in space—it even makes it […]
As a parent, receiving the diagnosis of a learning disorder for your child can be an anxious moment for you. It’s natural to feel concerned, anxious, and even downright worrisome about what the future holds for your child. You begin to wonder whether your kid will grow up as other normal kids and achieve their […]
