Lindsay Abrams

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

Would Antidepressants Help During Grieving?

Would Antidepressants Help During Grieving?

Grief and depression have similar symptoms. With new changes in psychiatric diagnosis definitions, the two will increasingly overlap. More »

Study: Violinists' Fates Resides in Their Left Pinky Fingers

Study: Violinists' Fates Resides in Their Left Pinky Fingers

Should we test kids' fingers before subjecting them to violin lessons? More »

Study: Women Who See Themselves as Objects Are Less Able to Count Their Own Heartbeats

Study: Women Who See Themselves as Objects Are Less Able to Count Their Own Heartbeats

Being out of touch with their bodies may make some more susceptible to self-objectification. More »

Study: Each Generation Is Happier Than the Last

Study: Each Generation Is Happier Than the Last

Well-being improves over lifetimes and across generations More »

Diet Soda Mixers Get Us Drunker Than Regular Soda Mixers

Diet Soda Mixers Get Us Drunker Than Regular Soda Mixers

The unforeseen side effects of artificial sweeteners More »

Study: 'Teach Children That It Is Dangerous to Eat Dirt or Soil'

Study: 'Teach Children That It Is Dangerous to Eat Dirt or Soil'

In one U.K. community, 3.7 billion parasites are released daily via dog poop. More »

To Love Medicine Again, Physicians Need to Delegate

To Love Medicine Again, Physicians Need to Delegate

How one physician developed a system to deliver better quality care to more patients More »

Study: Patients Who Are Confident About Their Care Save Everyone Money

Study: Patients Who Are Confident About Their Care Save Everyone Money

Systems that help patients actively participate in their health care can see significant cost reductions. More »

In Online Patient Communities, How Much Sharing Is Too Much?

In Online Patient Communities, How Much Sharing Is Too Much?

Done right, social networks can empower patients and democratize health information. But some say they need more protection. More »

Study: Vegetarians Have Much Healthier Hearts

Study: Vegetarians Have Much Healthier Hearts

The risk of heart disease is reduced by a third in non-meat-eaters More »

Study: People Who Come Out of the Closet Are Happier and Healthier

Study: People Who Come Out of the Closet Are Happier and Healthier

A 15-year-old girl came out to her parents this week, by baking them a cake. According to new research, she's now less likely to be depressed, cynical, stressed, or anxious. More »

Study: If We Could Fly, We Would All Be Superheroes

Study: If We Could Fly, We Would All Be Superheroes

People who went through a virtual reality flying simulation emerged ready to save lives. More »

Study: Erections Tell Us About Our Hearts

Study: Erections Tell Us About Our Hearts

Men with severe erectile dysfunction -- even with no personal history of cardiovascular disease -- had 8 times the risk of heart failure. More »

Study: How We Lose Our Virginity Shapes Our Entire Sexual Life

Study: How We Lose Our Virginity Shapes Our Entire Sexual Life

Those who had more positive initiations into sex scored higher for sexual satisfaction and esteem later on, and reported less "sexual depression." More »

Study: If You Multitask Often, You're Impulsive and Bad at Multitasking

Study: If You Multitask Often, You're Impulsive and Bad at Multitasking

People who do it all the time are actually the worst at it. More »

Study: Lightning May Trigger Headaches

Study: Lightning May Trigger Headaches

Stormy weather seems to be a bad omen for the migraine-prone. More »

Study: People 'Highly' Enjoy Sex, Condom or No

Study: People 'Highly' Enjoy Sex, Condom or No

Remember that time you didn't use a condom, and thought it was way better? You were wrong. More »

A Case for Shaming Obese People, Tastefully

A Case for Shaming Obese People, Tastefully

One bioethicist's modest proposal to combat obesity through socially motivated self-hatred More »

Study: A Physically Aggressive Response to Puppies Is 'Completely Normal'

Study: A Physically Aggressive Response to Puppies Is 'Completely Normal'

I could just eat you up! More »

Study: Don't Be Lonely, It's Bad for You

Study: Don't Be Lonely, It's Bad for You

Loneliness is associated with weaker immune systems, greater sensitivity to physical pain, and other health measures that imply that at some point even our own bodies reject us. More »

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