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New research shows that shedding the unwanted pounds doesn't erase the prejudice against women with a history of weight issues.
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The Attack of the Killer Fans Reuters

The Attack of the Killer Fans

There is a widespread belief in South Korea that leaving a fan on in a closed room at night can cause death.

Want the Simplest Way to Exercise More? Count Your Steps Giorgos Michalogiorgakis/Flickr

Want the Simplest Way to Exercise More? Count Your Steps

Australian researchers found that pedometer-wearing seniors exercised more than twice as much as a control group given identical counseling and instructions.

How 'Natural' Is Stevia? hardworkinghippy/Flickr

How 'Natural' Is Stevia?

It may be sweet and calorie-free, but extracting that flavor from a plant requires serious chemical interventions.

We Must Focus On Preventing Disease If We Want Our Nation To Thrive DeusXFlorida/Flickr

We Must Focus On Preventing Disease If We Want Our Nation To Thrive

The surest way to control costs in healthcare? Live well.

When a Breast-Cancer Researcher Becomes the Patient YouTube

When a Breast-Cancer Researcher Becomes the Patient

For one scientist, studying cancer suddenly got very personal.

We Should Be in a Race for Prevention, Not Cures Denis Todorut/Flickr

We Should Be in a Race for Prevention, Not Cures

Taking better care of ourselves will go far to ease America's healthcare burdens.

The Secrets of the Healthy Mind Ed Yourdon/Flickr

The Secrets of the Healthy Mind

A recent review suggests that scientists are still only beginning to probe the brain states associated with kindness and well-being.

The Latest Battle in the Supplement Wars: FDA vs. DMAA SuperFantastic/Flickr

The Latest Battle in the Supplement Wars: FDA vs. DMAA

Taking on a chemical that's supposedly from geraniums and that's marketed as "Napalm" for the body.

Microscopic Video Reveals T Cells 'Hunting' Parasites Like Tiny Sharks University of Pennsylvania

Microscopic Video Reveals T Cells 'Hunting' Parasites Like Tiny Sharks

Researchers track the movements of T cells through brain tissue as they seek and destroy the parasite toxoplasma gondii.

Should We Be More Skeptical of Brain Scan Research? Jon Olav/Flickr

Should We Be More Skeptical of Brain Scan Research?

Our powers of analysis may not be as foolproof as we thought.

How Smartphone Apps Are Reshaping Our Desires Fredrik Broden

How Smartphone Apps Are Reshaping Our Desires

David Freedman chats with readers about his cover story in the June Atlantic

Infographic: The Average Person Gets 9,672 Minor Injuries in a Lifetime timlewisnm/Flickr

Infographic: The Average Person Gets 9,672 Minor Injuries in a Lifetime

From cuts and scrapes to close encounters of the shaving kind, our bodies can take quite a beating over the years.

Study of the Day: A Diet Loaded With Sugar Makes Rats Dumber Shutterstock

Study of the Day: A Diet Loaded With Sugar Makes Rats Dumber

New research in the Journal of Physiology suggests that fructose disrupts learning and memory, but omega-3 fatty acids can help.

The Majority of People With Individual Insurance Have Terrible Coverage Army Medicine/Flickr

The Majority of People With Individual Insurance Have Terrible Coverage

The good news is that their coverage levels will have to go up under the Affordable Care Act.

Study: Male Bosses' Mistakes Are Penalized More Severely in Some Industries Shutterstock

Study: Male Bosses' Mistakes Are Penalized More Severely in Some Industries

In traditionally masculine industries, such as construction, subordinates don't judge female leaders as harshly as their male counterparts when they slip-up.

Mario Batali: 'I Can Teach a Chimp How to Make Linguini and Clams' Max Taylor

Mario Batali: 'I Can Teach a Chimp How to Make Linguini and Clams'

But chimps will never dream about linguini and clams. That is to say: Truly great chefs need more than knife skills and talent.

What Do You Know: Antidepressants Relieve Arthritis Pain Shutterstock

What Do You Know: Antidepressants Relieve Arthritis Pain

Though they don't appear to work for everyone and have serious side effects, they may be one solution to a difficult medical problem.

Supermarket Counseling Could Improve Your Shopping Choices Shutterstock

Supermarket Counseling Could Improve Your Shopping Choices

Just a few minutes with a nutritionist helped shoppers make healthier grocery purchases.

Should You Hug Everyone You Meet?

I've never been much for hugging people I'm not related to, but it may be time to reconsider.

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Study of the Day: Biological Proof That Confronting Your Fears Helps

New research uncovers the lasting changes in the brains of arachnophobes who underwent a two-hour exposure therapy session.

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