Does Instagram Harm Girls? No One Actually Knows

Does Instagram Harm Girls

As a professor of psychology, Doctor has published nearly 500 articles and essays on teen development. It’s no secret that Facebook has dominated the latest news cycle, but critics have overlooked an inconvenient fact: Instagram, a Facebook app, has not been shown to harm teenage girls’ psychological well-being, whether it’s done by Facebook or anyone … Read more

Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends

Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends

Rush, who is often called the “father” of American psychiatry, believed Black skin was caused by a mild form of leprosy in the 18th century. His one-time apprentice, Doctor, spread the falsehood throughout the antebellum South that enslaved people whose desire to be free was unyielding were suffering from a mental disorder he called “drapetomania,” … Read more

Joe Rogan Is a Drop in the Ocean of Medical Misinformation

Joe Rogan Is a Drop in the Ocean of Medical Misinformation

Another week, another platform in trouble for allowing its talent to spread misinformation. Among other false and dubious health claims presented on his popular, Spotify-hosted podcast, Joe Rogan suggested that the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines are a form of “gene therapy” and that young people are more likely to contract the disease from vaccination than from … Read more

Diets Make You Feel Bad? Try Training Your Brain Instead

Diets Make You Feel Bad? Try Training Your Brain Instead

With the Eat Well Challenge, you’ll learn how to reshape your eating habits without dieting. Stop dieting and start savoring your food instead as your New Year’s resolution. Despite what may seem like surprising advice, there is mounting evidence that diets don’t work. Food restriction makes you want to eat more, according to research. Long-term, … Read more

What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong

What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong

The conventional wisdom about metabolism says people gain weight as they age because their metabolisms slow down. The metabolism of women is slower than that of men. That’s why they have a hard time controlling their weight. The menopause only worsens things, slowing women’s metabolisms even further. It’s all wrong, according to a paper published … Read more

In New York City Sewage, a Mysterious Coronavirus Signal

In New York City Sewage, a Mysterious Coronavirus Signal

In the city’s wastewater, these mysterious sequences, or cryptic lineages, have continued to appear. Humans are not at risk from these lineages, which have circulated for at least a year without overtaking Delta or Omicron. On Thursday, the researchers published their findings in Nature Communications, but they still don’t know where they came from. “We … Read more

Link Between Body Odour And Your Health

Body Odour

Your body odor is caused by perspiration on your skin mixed with bacteria. Your sense of smell may be impacted by hormones, the food you consume, infections, medications, or underlying medical conditions like diabetes.  Medication or prescription-strength deodorants may be helpful. Several natural methods can help lessen body odor, like applying baking soda, apple cider … Read more