Lindsay Abrams

Lindsay Abrams is an editorial fellow with The Atlantic Health channel. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times.

Study: Parents Who 'Clean' Pacifiers With Their Mouths May Be Protecting Kids From Asthma, Allergies

Study: Parents Who 'Clean' Pacifiers With Their Mouths May Be Protecting Kids From Asthma, Allergies

At 18 months, babies who had come into repeated contact with their parents' saliva were 12 percent less likely to have asthma and 37 percent less likely to develop eczema. More »

Study: Doctors' Word Choice Affects End-of-Life Decisions

Study: Doctors' Word Choice Affects End-of-Life Decisions

People were 20 percent more likely to choose DNR if it was phrased as "allowing natural death;" 25 percent if they were told it's what most other people choose. More »

Study: Math Skills at Age 7 Predict How Much Money You'll Make

Study: Math Skills at Age 7 Predict How Much Money You'll Make

Kids who were better at reading and math at age seven ended up in a higher socioeconomic class age 42, regardless of what other advantages they had. More »

Tone Deafness: A Broken Brain?

Tone Deafness: A Broken Brain?

Researchers have spent the last decade trying to understand why some people are unable to appreciate music. More »

Study: Tanning Lowers Blood Pressure ... So

Study: Tanning Lowers Blood Pressure ... So

People who spent 20 minutes under UVA-radiating lamps appeared to experience cardiovascular benefits. More »

Study: Antibiotics May Prevent Men From Overtrusting Attractive Women

Study: Antibiotics May Prevent Men From Overtrusting Attractive Women

Japanese researchers believe they've found an antidote for men's susceptibility to femme fatales. More »

Study: How Yoga Alters Genes

Study: How Yoga Alters Genes

Alternative therapies meant to help us "break the train of everyday thinking" have effects on a cellular level. More »

Study: Most People Diagnosed With Depression Do Not Actually Meet Criteria

Study: Most People Diagnosed With Depression Do Not Actually Meet Criteria

Over 60 percent of adults who were diagnosed with depression by a clinician didn't meet the official criteria for the disorder upon re-evaluation. More »

How a German Elementary School Taught Sex Ed [Graphic]

How a German Elementary School Taught Sex Ed [Graphic]

Children's book images, NSFW? NSFGFG (German First-Graders)? More »

Study: Foreign-Born Kids in the U.S. Develop Fewer Allergies

Study: Foreign-Born Kids in the U.S. Develop Fewer Allergies

Kids living in the U.S. who were born elsewhere are 59 percent less likely to have allergic diseases, but their risk increases with time spent in the country. More »

Study: Facebook Likes Predict Obesity

Study: Facebook Likes Predict Obesity

The obesity rate is 27.5 percent higher in New York City neighborhoods where the greatest proportion of people "like" television on Facebook. More »

Study: People Who Believe in God Are More Responsive to Treatment of Depression

Study: People Who Believe in God Are More Responsive to Treatment of Depression

It may be that "the tendency to have faith in conventional social constructs" can be generalized both to religion and the medical establishment. More »

How People and Animals in Isolation Die Sooner

How People and Animals in Isolation Die Sooner

Looking at how quickly different animals and even invidual cells die when they're isolated from others seems tell us something about the importance of social ties. More »

Study: Doctors Are Bad at Empathizing With Overweight Patients

Study: Doctors Are Bad at Empathizing With Overweight Patients

Audio recordings made in exam rooms indicate that doctors "operate at an emotional distance" from overweight and obese patients. More »

Study: People Empathize With Robots

Study: People Empathize With Robots

Participants in a German study did not react well to videos depicting robot torture. More »

Study: Green Space Means More for Satisfaction Than a Neighborhood's Average Income

Study: Green Space Means More for Satisfaction Than a Neighborhood's Average Income

How strongly people's mental health and life satisfaction correlated with their proximities to parks and gardens More »

Kilts for a More Fertile Tomorrow

Kilts for a More Fertile Tomorrow

"Your heart is free. Have the courage to follow it." -Braveheart (1995) More »

Study: Spayed and Neutered Dogs Live Longer

Study: Spayed and Neutered Dogs Live Longer

Bob Barker is a prophet. More »

Study: People Who Are Famous and Successful Have Shorter Lives

Study: People Who Are Famous and Successful Have Shorter Lives

Earning an obituary in the New York Times is generally a good marker for above-average longevity, as long as that success in life isn't accompanied by fame. More »

In Boston, Psychological First Aid

In Boston, Psychological First Aid

A disaster-response behavioral health specialist discusses priorities. More »

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